Dusky Scrubfowl vs Vanuatu Scrubfowl

Megapodius freycinet 比較対象 Megapodius layardi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Dusky Scrubfowl Vanuatu Scrubfowl
学名 Megapodius freycinet Megapodius layardi
Galliformes Galliformes
Megapodiidae Megapodiidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 42.0 cm (16.5 in) 47.2 cm (18.6 in)
体重 644.5 g (22.73 oz) 768.5 g (27.11 oz)
食性 Omnivorous ground forager in New Guinea and island forests; eats fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates … Forages in Vanuatu island forests for fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates. Scratches leaf litter and …
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Dusky Scrubfowl only

Vanuatu Scrubfowl only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Vanuatu Scrubfowl

さえずり

Produces a loud, wailing cackle and deep clucking calls. Vanuatu island calls are consistent with other Megapodius; the distinctive wailing cackle echoes through island forest.

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Geographic Range & Migration

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.

Vanuatu Scrubfowl

Endemic to the islands of Vanuatu in the southwestern Pacific. Found in lowland and foothill forest.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Dusky Scrubfowl

Least Concern

Vanuatu Scrubfowl

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How to Tell Them Apart

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.

Vanuatu Scrubfowl

羽毛

Upperparts dark greyish-brown; underparts paler grey-white; bare reddish facial skin and small brown crest. Legs large and pale yellowish; tail dark; slightly larger than related island scrubfowl.

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About These Birds

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。

Vanuatu Scrubfowl

バヌアツのエスピリトゥサント島などに生息するバヌアツツカツクリ。体長28〜33cm。落葉や土の塚で卵を温める独特の繁殖習性を持つ。森林に生息し果実や昆虫を食べる。脆弱種。

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