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Scaly Spurfowl

Pternistis squamatus

Least Concern

طول الجناح

35,4 cm

الوزن

457,25 g

الفصيلة

Phasianidae

الرتبة

Galliformes

حول

A medium Phasianidae spurfowl (~457 g) of montane forest edges and highland grassland across equatorial Africa. Distinctive scaly pattern on the breast from dark feather centres. Pairs forage on the ground for seeds and invertebrates in bamboo and montane forest margins. Widespread in upland Africa; Least Concern.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
طول الجناح	35,4 cm	13.9 in
الوزن	457,25 g	16.13 oz

التعرف

الريش

Distinctive; brown above; underparts white with dark-centered feathers giving scaly appearance rather than streaked; red bill; red facial skin; yellow-orange legs. Sexes similar; East and Central African montane forests.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest

النطاق الجغرافي

Resident of moist highland forest, bamboo, and scrub in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and DR Congo, mainly above 800 m.

Diet & Feeding

Eats seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in montane grassland and forest edge of central Africa.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

السلوك والتكاثر

التعشيش

Nest type: SC.

عدد البيض في الوضع

3-8

الصوت

الغناء

Loud raucous call; cackling 'kek-kek-kek' notes rising in intensity; pairs duet with discordant, overlapping phrases at forest edges

التصنيف

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
الرتبة	Galliformes (Gamebirds)
الفصيلة	Phasianidae (Pheasants & Partridges)
Genus	Pternistis
الأنواع	Pternistis squamatus

Distribution

Scaly Spurfowl has been recorded in 1 countries.

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موجود Not recorded