Cheer Pheasant vs Ahanta Spurfowl

Catreus wallichii 比較対象 Pternistis ahantensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Cheer Pheasant Ahanta Spurfowl
学名 Catreus wallichii Pternistis ahantensis
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Least Concern
体長
翼開長 48.9 cm (19.3 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
体重 1327.5 g (46.83 oz) 547.5 g (19.31 oz)
食性 -- Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African lowland forest and thicket.
一腹卵数 9-14 3-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Cheer Pheasant only

Ahanta Spurfowl only

Song & Call Comparison

Cheer Pheasant

さえずり

Loud, far-carrying 'cheer-cheer-chirwa-chirwa' calls; responsible for common name. Himalayan species with ringing, slightly laughing quality to call. Alarm is a rapid harsh cackle from rocky slopes.

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

Cheer Pheasant

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

Cheer Pheasant

Least Concern

Ahanta Spurfowl

How to Tell Them Apart

Cheer Pheasant

羽毛

Pale grey-brown overall with dense dark brown vermiculations; buff-white underparts streaked brown; long pale grey tail narrowly barred brown; red facial skin; grey crest. Sexes alike but female smaller.

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

Cheer Pheasant

体重約1.33kgの西ヒマラヤの草の多い丘陵地の低木地帯に生息するキジ。大胆な横縞のある灰褐色で脆弱種。

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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