Stubble Quail vs Ahanta Spurfowl

Coturnix pectoralis comparado con Pternistis ahantensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Stubble Quail Ahanta Spurfowl
Nombre científico Coturnix pectoralis Pternistis ahantensis
Orden Galliformes Galliformes
Familia Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 20,0 cm (7.9 in) 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
Peso 100,5 g (3.55 oz) 547,5 g (19.31 oz)
Dieta Eats grass seeds, grain, and invertebrates in Australian cropland and native grassland. Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African lowland forest and thicket.
Tamaño de la puesta 5-14 3-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Stubble Quail only

Ahanta Spurfowl only

Song & Call Comparison

Stubble Quail

Canto

Distinctive 'two-to-WHIT' three-note call; slightly higher-pitched and more ringing than Common Quail. Australian croplands species calling from stubble fields. Alarm a soft 'pip'.

Ahanta Spurfowl

Canto

Loud, staccato 'krak-krak-KRAAK' from W African forest edge; slightly higher than larger spurfowl. Alarm is rapid explosive cackling. Pairs call in loose synchrony at dawn in secondary growth.

Geographic Range & Migration

Stubble Quail

Resident of dry grassland, stubble, and open farmland across southern and eastern Australia; nomadic, following rainfall.

Ahanta Spurfowl

Resident of dense lowland and coastal forest in West Africa from Ghana to Cameroon; also found in Bioko Island.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Stubble Quail

Least Concern

Ahanta Spurfowl

How to Tell Them Apart

Stubble Quail

Plumaje

Brown and buff streaked upperparts; pale buff underparts with bold dark brown streaking; male with orange-buff face and rufous throat; dark anchor marks on flanks. Female plainer; buff throughout with …

Ahanta Spurfowl

Plumaje

Dark brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; whitish below with dark brown streaking; red bill; red orbital skin; yellow legs. Sexes similar; closely resembles Double-spurred Spurfowl; West African forests.

About These Birds

Stubble Quail

Codorniz australiana (Coturnix pectoralis) — Codorniz nativa de Australia. Habita en pastizales, praderas y bordes de campos de cultivo. El macho tiene el pecho moteado. Nomádica en respuesta a las precipitaciones.

Ahanta Spurfowl

A medium Phasianidae spurfowl (~548 g) of lowland and secondary forest edges in West Africa from Ivory Coast to Nigeria. Dark brown streaked white; red orbital skin. Forages on the ground in pairs or small groups for seeds, berries, and invertebrates. Tolerates forest fragments; Least Concern.

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