Philippine Scrubfowl vs Red-billed Brushturkey

Megapodius cumingii 比較対象 Talegalla cuvieri

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Philippine Scrubfowl Red-billed Brushturkey
学名 Megapodius cumingii Talegalla cuvieri
Galliformes Galliformes
Megapodiidae Megapodiidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 42.6 cm (16.8 in) 55.0 cm (21.7 in)
体重 892.125 g (31.47 oz) 1785.0 g (62.96 oz)
食性 Omnivorous ground forager in Philippine coastal forests; eats fallen fruits, seeds, invertebrates, and small vertebrates. Omnivorous; forages in lowland New Guinea forests for fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates scratched from …
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Philippine Scrubfowl only

Red-billed Brushturkey only

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Song & Call Comparison

Philippine Scrubfowl

さえずり

Produces a loud, raucous cackling wail and deep clucking series. The penetrating cackle echoes through Philippine island forest; among the louder megapode calls of the western Pacific.

Red-billed Brushturkey

さえずり

Produces loud, resonant booming calls and guttural clucking notes. The deep, carrying boom is the primary territorial sound; heard at dawn in New Guinea lowland forest.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Philippine Scrubfowl

Resident in the southern Philippines, Sulawesi, and surrounding Indonesian islands. Found in lowland and foothill forest.

Red-billed Brushturkey

Endemic to the Vogelkop Peninsula and Misool Island of western New Guinea. Found in lowland and hill rainforest.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Philippine Scrubfowl

Least Concern

Red-billed Brushturkey

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How to Tell Them Apart

Philippine Scrubfowl

羽毛

Medium grey-brown above, paler grey on underparts; bare reddish orbital skin; short brownish crest. Bill and legs yellowish. Underparts cleanly pale grey, contrasting with darker back.

Red-billed Brushturkey

羽毛

Dark brownish-black overall with bare red facial skin and distinctive bright red bill; throat wattle yellow with red suffusion. Upperparts show faint brownish gloss; tail broad and black.

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About These Birds

Philippine Scrubfowl

フィリピン、セレベス島、ボルネオ島北部に分布するタイワンツカツクリ。体長35〜40cm。落葉や土を積み上げた大きな塚を作り、発酵熱で卵を温める。雑食性で種子や果実、昆虫を食べる。低危険種。

Red-billed Brushturkey

A large megapode (~1.8 kg) of family Megapodiidae, bearing a vivid red bill contrasting with black and white plumage. Endemic to lowland and hill forests of western New Guinea. Constructs large mound nests of decaying vegetation for egg incubation without parental brooding. Forages on the forest floor for fruits, seeds, and invertebrates. Least Concern.

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