Sula Scrubfowl vs Dusky Scrubfowl

Megapodius bernsteinii 比較対象 Megapodius freycinet

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Sula Scrubfowl Dusky Scrubfowl
学名 Megapodius bernsteinii Megapodius freycinet
Galliformes Galliformes
Megapodiidae Megapodiidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Least Concern
体長
翼開長 37.0 cm (14.6 in) 42.0 cm (16.5 in)
体重 844.5 g (29.79 oz) 644.5 g (22.73 oz)
食性 Forages in Sula Island forests for fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates uncovered by raking leaf … Omnivorous ground forager in New Guinea and island forests; eats fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates …
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Sula Scrubfowl only

None

Dusky Scrubfowl only

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Song & Call Comparison

Sula Scrubfowl

さえずり

Emits a loud, raucous cackling wail and guttural clucking notes. Calls are typical Megapodius; wailing cackle carries through Sulawesi island forest and coastal scrub.

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

Sula Scrubfowl

Endemic to the Sula Islands of Indonesia. Found in lowland forest on the island group.

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

Sula Scrubfowl

Least Concern

Dusky Scrubfowl

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sula Scrubfowl

羽毛

Dark brownish-grey above; underparts grey, paler on belly; bare reddish facial skin around eye; crest small and brown. Closely resembles Philippine Scrubfowl but slightly darker above.

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

Sula Scrubfowl

インドネシアのバカン島やハルマヘラ島に生息するタオンバクサツカツクリ。腐葉土や火山性の熱を利用して卵を温める冢鳥の一種。生息地の森林伐採と卵の採取により脆弱種に分類されている。

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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