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Heuglin's Spurfowl

Pternistis icterorhynchus

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

33.6 cm

वजन

493.5 g

कुल

Phasianidae

गण

Galliformes

के बारे में

A medium Phasianidae spurfowl (~494 g) of tall grass, woodland, and savanna margins in South Sudan, northern DRC, Uganda, and adjacent countries. Brown-streaked plumage; yellow bill is distinctive. Pairs or groups forage on seeds and invertebrates. Calls loudly at dawn; often near wetlands. Least Concern.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	33.6 cm	13.2 in
वजन	493.5 g	17.41 oz

पहचान

पंख

Brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; white below with dense dark brown streaking; distinctive yellow-orange bill distinguishing it from red-billed spurfowl; yellow legs; red orbital skin. Sexes similar; Central Africa.

Habitat & Range

🌾 Grassland

भौगोलिक वितरण

Resident of open woodland, savanna, and grassland from southern Sudan and South Sudan east to Ethiopia and west to Senegal.

Diet & Feeding

Omnivorous; feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant material in Sahelian savanna and dry woodland.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: SC.

अंडों की संख्या

6-8

ध्वनि

गीत

Boisterous crowing duet of harsh, staccato notes; 'wak-wak-wak' accelerating into a cackling climax; territorial calls carry far in savanna

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Galliformes (Gamebirds)
कुल	Phasianidae (Pheasants & Partridges)
Genus	Pternistis
प्रजातियां	Pternistis icterorhynchus

Distribution

Heuglin's Spurfowl has been recorded in 1 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded