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Yellow-necked Spurfowl

Pternistis leucoscepus

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

39.8 cm

वजन

631.5 g

कुल

Phasianidae

गण

Galliformes

के बारे में

A large Phasianidae spurfowl (~632 g) of dry woodland, thornbush, and bushed grassland in Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, and Tanzania. Conspicuous bare yellow throat patch is diagnostic. Forms large noisy groups at dusk. Feeds on seeds, roots, fruits, and invertebrates. Common in arid East Africa; Least Concern.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	39.8 cm	15.7 in
वजन	631.5 g	22.28 oz

पहचान

पंख

Brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; white below with dark brown streaking; conspicuous bare yellow throat and neck skin diagnostic; red facial skin; red legs; dark bill. Sexes similar; East Africa.

Habitat & Range

भौगोलिक वितरण

Resident of open savanna, dry woodland, and thornbush from South Sudan and Ethiopia south through East Africa to northern Tanzania.

Diet & Feeding

Feeds on seeds, berries, invertebrates, and small animals in East African savanna and bushland.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 18-20 days.

अंडों की संख्या

3-8

ध्वनि

गीत

Extremely loud, far-carrying crow; raucous 'kwaak-kwaak' series; pairs duet loudly at dusk; alarm a sharp, rapid 'kik-kik-kik' clatter

वर्गिकी

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

Distribution

Yellow-necked Spurfowl has been recorded in 1 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded