New Zealand Quail vs Ahanta Spurfowl

Coturnix novaezelandiae 比較対象 Pternistis ahantensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 New Zealand Quail Ahanta Spurfowl
学名 Coturnix novaezelandiae Pternistis ahantensis
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Extinct Least Concern
体長
翼開長 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
体重 174.66666666666666 g (6.16 oz) 547.5 g (19.31 oz)
食性 Fed on seeds and invertebrates in New Zealand grassland; extinct since late 19th century. Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African lowland forest and thicket.
一腹卵数 -- 3-12
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

New Zealand Quail only

Ahanta Spurfowl only

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Song & Call Comparison

New Zealand Quail

さえずり

Extinct since 1875; historical accounts describe a 'quail-like' whistled call from grassland. Likely similar to Common Quail 'wet-my-lips' but undocumented in detail. No recordings exist.

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

New Zealand Quail

Extinct; formerly endemic to New Zealand (North and South Islands); last confirmed record 1875; habitat loss drove extinction.

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

Extinct

New Zealand Quail

Least Concern

Ahanta Spurfowl

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How to Tell Them Apart

New Zealand Quail

羽毛

Extinct; brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; male with rufous-buff underparts and dark brown streaking; white supercilium; darker crown. Female paler. Last recorded 1875; similar to Brown Quail.

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

New Zealand Quail

ニュージーランドウズラ(Coturnix novaezelandiae)— ニュージーランド固有の絶滅種。19世紀末に外来種の影響と過剰狩猟により絶滅した。

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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