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Scaly Spurfowl

Pternistis squamatus

Least Concern

Envergure

35,4 cm

Poids

457,25 g

Famille

Phasianidae

Ordre

Galliformes

À propos

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
Envergure	35,4 cm	13.9 in
Poids	457,25 g	16.13 oz

Identification

Plumage

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

Répartition géographique

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.

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportement et reproduction

Nidification

Nest type: SC.

Taille de la couvée

3-8

Son

Chant

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

Taxonomie

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordre	Galliformes (Gamebirds)
Famille	Phasianidae (Pheasants & Partridges)
Genus	Pternistis
Espèces	Pternistis squamatus

Distribution

Scaly Spurfowl has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Présent Not recorded