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Grey-breasted Spurfowl

Pternistis rufopictus

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

40.4 cm

वजन

702.25 g

कुल

Phasianidae

गण

Galliformes

के बारे में

A large Phasianidae spurfowl (~702 g) of dry short grassland, cultivated areas, and open savanna in northern Tanzania. Grey breast contrasting with chestnut-streaked flanks and bare red facial skin. Forms groups near human settlements. Feeds on seeds, roots, and invertebrates. Common in the Serengeti ecosystem; Least Concern.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	40.4 cm	15.9 in
वजन	702.25 g	24.77 oz

पहचान

पंख

Brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; underparts grey on breast contrasting with white streaked lower belly; grey breast distinctive; red bill and legs; red orbital skin. Sexes similar; Tanzania endemic.

Habitat & Range

🌾 Grassland

भौगोलिक वितरण

Endemic to Tanzania; resident of open savanna and grassland in the Serengeti ecosystem and Rift Valley highlands.

Diet & Feeding

Eats seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in Tanzanian savanna and open grassland.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: SC.

अंडों की संख्या

4-5

ध्वनि

गीत

Loud cackling crow; harsh grating 'gaak-gaak' phrases in long series; territorial duets audible at great distance; contact calls soft clucking

वर्गिकी

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

Distribution

Grey-breasted Spurfowl has been recorded in 1 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded