Moluccan Scrubfowl vs Dusky Scrubfowl

Eulipoa wallacei 比較対象 Megapodius freycinet

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Moluccan Scrubfowl Dusky Scrubfowl
学名 Eulipoa wallacei Megapodius freycinet
Galliformes Galliformes
Megapodiidae Megapodiidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Least Concern
体長
翼開長 38.6 cm (15.2 in) 42.0 cm (16.5 in)
体重 503.3333333333333 g (17.75 oz) 644.5 g (22.73 oz)
食性 Forages in Moluccan island forests for fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates. Uses strong legs to … Omnivorous ground forager in New Guinea and island forests; eats fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates …
一腹卵数 1 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Moluccan Scrubfowl only

None

Dusky Scrubfowl only

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Song & Call Comparison

Moluccan Scrubfowl

さえずり

Produces a loud, wailing cackle and deep booming territorial calls. The penetrating, wailing screech is startling and carries far across Moluccan secondary forest at night.

Dusky Scrubfowl

さえずり

Emits a loud, raucous cackling wail and deep clucking. The wailing cackle is characteristic of eastern Melanesian scrubfowl; carries through Maluku forest edges and secondary scrub.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Moluccan Scrubfowl

Endemic to the Maluku Islands of eastern Indonesia, including Halmahera, Seram, and surrounding islands. Found in lowland and foothill forest.

Dusky Scrubfowl

Resident across eastern Indonesia from Lombok east through the Banda Sea islands to the Moluccas and western New Guinea. Found in lowland forest.

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保全状況

Vulnerable

Moluccan Scrubfowl

Least Concern

Dusky Scrubfowl

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How to Tell Them Apart

Moluccan Scrubfowl

羽毛

Upperparts grey-brown with dark brown barring; underparts pale grey-white; head and neck medium grey with bare pinkish-red facial skin. Tail dark brown; legs and feet large and pale pinkish.

Dusky Scrubfowl

羽毛

Dark dusky-brown above and below; bare reddish-orange facial skin prominent around eye; brownish-grey crest small but distinct. Underparts only slightly paler than back; bill yellowish; legs pale.

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About These Birds

Moluccan Scrubfowl

マルク諸島に生息するモルッカンツカツクリで、火山性の砂地に卵を埋めて孵化させる。危急種に指定されている。

Dusky Scrubfowl

マルク諸島とニューギニア西部に分布するダスキーツカツクリ。体長32〜38cm。暗い茶褐色で赤い顔が特徴的。落葉や腐植土で大きな塚を作り卵を温める。果実や種子、小動物を食べる。低危険種。

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