Dusky Scrubfowl vs Nicobar Scrubfowl

Megapodius freycinet 比較対象 Megapodius nicobariensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Dusky Scrubfowl Nicobar Scrubfowl
学名 Megapodius freycinet Megapodius nicobariensis
Galliformes Galliformes
Megapodiidae Megapodiidae
保全状況 Least Concern Vulnerable
体長
翼開長 42.0 cm (16.5 in) 45.4 cm (17.9 in)
体重 644.5 g (22.73 oz) 843.25 g (29.74 oz)
食性 Omnivorous ground forager in New Guinea and island forests; eats fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates … Forages on the ground in Nicobar Island forests for fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates scratched …
一腹卵数 -- 2-20
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Dusky Scrubfowl only

Nicobar 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.

Nicobar Scrubfowl

さえずり

Emits loud, wailing cackling calls and guttural territorial clucks. The raucous wailing is typical of the genus; calls carry through Nicobar island coastal forest at dawn and dusk.

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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.

Nicobar Scrubfowl

Endemic to the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal, India. Found in lowland tropical forest and coastal vegetation.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Dusky Scrubfowl

Vulnerable

Nicobar 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.

Nicobar Scrubfowl

羽毛

Upper parts dark brownish-black; underparts grey-brown, paler on belly; bare reddish facial skin; short upright crest brownish. Legs large, greyish-yellow. One of the darker scrubfowl species.

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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。

Nicobar Scrubfowl

インドのニコバル諸島固有のニコバルツカツクリ。体長30〜35cm。熱帯林に生息し、落葉や砂を積み上げた塚で産卵する。生息域が非常に限定的で、生息地の破壊により脆弱種に分類される。

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