Philby's Partridge vs Ahanta Spurfowl

Alectoris philbyi 比較対象 Pternistis ahantensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Philby's Partridge Ahanta Spurfowl
学名 Alectoris philbyi Pternistis ahantensis
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 32.2 cm (12.7 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
体重 441.0 g (15.56 oz) 547.5 g (19.31 oz)
食性 Feeds on seeds, shoots, berries, and invertebrates in rocky terrain of the Arabian Peninsula. Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African lowland forest and thicket.
一腹卵数 8-10 3-12
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Philby's Partridge only

None

Ahanta Spurfowl only

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Song & Call Comparison

Philby's Partridge

さえずり

Loud 'chuck-chukAR' calls from SW Arabian Peninsula lava fields; similar to Chukar but slightly lower. Alarm is rapid cackling rattle. Calls from rocky lava terrain at dawn. Pairs often call …

Ahanta Spurfowl

さえずり

Loud, staccato 'krak-krak-KRAAK' from W African forest edge; slightly higher than larger spurfowl. Alarm is rapid explosive cackling. Pairs call in loose synchrony at dawn in secondary growth.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Philby's Partridge

Endemic to the mountains of southwestern Saudi Arabia and northwestern Yemen (Asir and Hijaz escarpments), at 1,500–3,000 m.

Ahanta Spurfowl

Resident of dense lowland and coastal forest in West Africa from Ghana to Cameroon; also found in Bioko Island.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Philby's Partridge

Least Concern

Ahanta Spurfowl

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How to Tell Them Apart

Philby's Partridge

羽毛

Differs from other Alectoris: black face and throat contrasting with white supercilium; grey-brown upperparts; bold chestnut and white barred flanks; red bill and legs; grey breast. Endemic to SW Arabian …

Ahanta Spurfowl

羽毛

Dark brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; whitish below with dark brown streaking; red bill; red orbital skin; yellow legs. Sexes similar; closely resembles Double-spurred Spurfowl; West African forests.

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About These Birds

Philby's Partridge

A medium Phasianidae partridge (~441 g) of barren lava plateaux and rocky escarpments in southwestern Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Grey-brown with a distinctive black forehead stripe and white-spotted flanks. Adapted to extreme aridity. Feeds on dry seeds and invertebrates. Rarely studied; Least Concern.

Ahanta Spurfowl

A medium Phasianidae spurfowl (~548 g) of lowland and secondary forest edges in West Africa from Ivory Coast to Nigeria. Dark brown streaked white; red orbital skin. Forages on the ground in pairs or small groups for seeds, berries, and invertebrates. Tolerates forest fragments; Least Concern.

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