Painted Francolin vs Double-spurred Spurfowl

Francolinus pictus comparado con Pternistis bicalcaratus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Painted Francolin Double-spurred Spurfowl
Nombre científico Francolinus pictus Pternistis bicalcaratus
Orden Galliformes Galliformes
Familia Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 27,8 cm (10.9 in) 34,1 cm (13.4 in)
Peso 291,0 g (10.26 oz) 444,0 g (15.66 oz)
Dieta Eats seeds, grain, invertebrates, and plant material; forages in dry grass and scrubby areas of … Feeds on seeds, berries, invertebrates, and plant material in West African savanna and scrub.
Tamaño de la puesta 4-8 4-8
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Painted Francolin only

Double-spurred Spurfowl only

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Song & Call Comparison

Painted Francolin

Canto

Loud, insistent 'ka-TURR-ka' calls from Indian scrub; similar to Black Francolin but slightly higher and less grating. Alarm is rapid cackling cackle. Males call from termite mound or rock at …

Double-spurred Spurfowl

Canto

Strident crowing series of raspy 'ka-wee' notes; noisy duets at dawn; alarm call a sharp clucking 'kek-kek-kek'

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Geographic Range & Migration

Painted Francolin

Endemic to India; resident of open scrub, dry grassland, and farmland across most of peninsular India.

Double-spurred Spurfowl

Resident of open woodland, forest edge, and moist savanna in West Africa from Senegal and Gambia east to Togo and Benin.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Painted Francolin

Least Concern

Double-spurred Spurfowl

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How to Tell Them Apart

Painted Francolin

Plumaje

Richly patterned; black above with large white spots; rufous-orange face and throat; white-spotted black flanks; rufous-chestnut underparts with black shaft streaks. Female lacks rufous on face; duller below.

Double-spurred Spurfowl

Plumaje

Brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; whitish below with dark brown streaking; red bill; red orbital skin; yellow legs; male with two prominent tarsal spurs diagnostic. West African species; …

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About These Birds

Painted Francolin

Francolín pintado, 26-30 cm. Abundantemente pintado en rojo y blanco. India y Sri Lanka. Matorrales secos y campos cultivados. Preocupación menor.

Double-spurred Spurfowl

A medium Phasianidae spurfowl (~444 g) of West African forests and forest edges from Senegambia to Ghana. Named for the two spurs on each leg. Brown and white-streaked; red facial skin. Inhabits secondary growth and woodland-grassland margins. Feeds on seeds and invertebrates; forages in small groups. Least Concern.

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