White-faced Partridge vs Ahanta Spurfowl

Arborophila orientalis 比較対象 Pternistis ahantensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-faced Partridge Ahanta Spurfowl
学名 Arborophila orientalis Pternistis ahantensis
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Least Concern
体長
翼開長 28.5 cm (11.2 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
体重 310.5 g (10.95 oz) 547.5 g (19.31 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of East Javan and Balinese montane forests. … Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African lowland forest and thicket.
一腹卵数 2-4 3-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

White-faced Partridge only

None

Ahanta Spurfowl only

Song & Call Comparison

White-faced Partridge

さえずり

Rising 'wheee-oo' whistle with clean, flute-like quality; calls from E Java mountains at dusk and dawn. Alarm produces sharp abrupt chips. Covey contact maintained with low rolling clucks.

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

White-faced Partridge

Endemic to the Lesser Sunda Islands of eastern Java, Bali, and Lombok. Found in montane and lowland forest.

Ahanta Spurfowl

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

保全状況

Vulnerable

White-faced Partridge

Least Concern

Ahanta Spurfowl

How to Tell Them Apart

White-faced Partridge

羽毛

Brown above; face and throat strikingly white contrasting with dark crown and neck; breast grey; flanks olive-grey streaked white; bare reddish eye-ring; extensive white on face is immediately distinctive.

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.

About These Birds

White-faced Partridge

A medium-sized partridge (~310 g) of family Phasianidae, with a distinctive white face and scaly brown upperparts. Found in montane forests of eastern Java and Bali. Inhabits highland broadleaved forest at 800–2,500 m elevation. Forages secretively on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Vulnerable; restricted to a small area of eastern Java and Bali with ongoing deforestation.

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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