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Scaly Spurfowl

Pternistis squamatus

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

35.4 cm

वजन

457.25 g

कुल

Phasianidae

गण

Galliformes

के बारे में

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
पंखों का फैलाव	35.4 cm	13.9 in
वजन	457.25 g	16.13 oz

पहचान

पंख

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

भौगोलिक वितरण

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.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: SC.

अंडों की संख्या

3-8

ध्वनि

गीत

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

वर्गिकी

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

Distribution

Scaly Spurfowl has been recorded in 1 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded