Vulturine Guineafowl vs Plumed Guineafowl

Acryllium vulturinum 比較対象 Guttera plumifera

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Vulturine Guineafowl Plumed Guineafowl
学名 Acryllium vulturinum Guttera plumifera
Galliformes Galliformes
Numididae Numididae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 60.0 cm (23.6 in) 46.5 cm (18.3 in)
体重 1332.25 g (46.99 oz) 875.0 g (30.86 oz)
食性 Forages in East African semi-arid scrub for seeds, invertebrates, and tubers. Highly gregarious; walks long … Forages in Central African rainforests for invertebrates, seeds, and fallen fruits. Scratches leaf litter in …
一腹卵数 4-8 9-10
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Vulturine Guineafowl only

Plumed Guineafowl only

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Song & Call Comparison

Vulturine Guineafowl

さえずり

Produces a loud, resonant honking alarm call and rapid, staccato clucking. The deep, carrying honk is unmistakable; flocks call with overlapping, rapid-fire notes on East African arid savanna.

Plumed Guineafowl

さえずり

Emits a loud, cackling call and guttural chuckling. Calls are similar to Crested Guineafowl but slightly lower; the raucous cackling echoes through Central African forest and forest edge.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Vulturine Guineafowl

Resident in northeastern Africa from Ethiopia and Somalia south to Kenya and Tanzania. Found in arid and semi-arid thornbush and grassland.

Plumed Guineafowl

Resident in Central Africa from Cameroon and Gabon east to Uganda and western Democratic Republic of Congo. Found in lowland and foothill rainforest.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Vulturine Guineafowl

Least Concern

Plumed Guineafowl

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How to Tell Them Apart

Vulturine Guineafowl

羽毛

Cobalt blue and black breast; long hackle-like feathers on neck streaked white and blue; chestnut nape; bare blue-grey head; densely spotted black-and-white wings and flanks; crimson eye. Most striking guineafowl.

Plumed Guineafowl

羽毛

Dark grey-black with white spotting on body; bare blue-grey facial skin; distinctive upright black plume-like feathers on top of head forming crest; no casque; red-blue wattles small.

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About These Birds

Vulturine Guineafowl

The world's largest guineafowl (~1.3 kg) of family Numididae, with a bare blue head, chestnut nape, and brilliant cobalt-blue breast streaked with white. Inhabits dry bushland and thornscrub in northeastern Africa from Somalia to Tanzania. Forages in large coordinated flocks for seeds, berries, and invertebrates. Least Concern; a striking bird of the semi-arid Horn of Africa.

Plumed Guineafowl

プラムド・ギニアホロホロチョウは中〜大型のホロホロチョウ科の鳥(体重約875 g)で、黒い斑点の灰色羽衣と特徴的なまっすぐな羽状の冠羽を持つ。コンゴ盆地・カメルーンの低地熱帯雨林に生息。グループで林床を採食。コンゴ盆地の原始的・成熟した二次林に関連し分布域が広い、軽度懸念。

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