Orange-footed Scrubfowl vs Red-billed Brushturkey

Megapodius reinwardt 比較対象 Talegalla cuvieri

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Orange-footed Scrubfowl Red-billed Brushturkey
学名 Megapodius reinwardt Talegalla cuvieri
Galliformes Galliformes
Megapodiidae Megapodiidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 46.2 cm (18.2 in) 55.0 cm (21.7 in)
体重 950.25 g (33.52 oz) 1785.0 g (62.96 oz)
食性 Omnivorous; eats fallen fruits, seeds, invertebrates, and small vertebrates in Australian and New Guinea coastal … Omnivorous; forages in lowland New Guinea forests for fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates scratched from …
一腹卵数 12-13 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Orange-footed Scrubfowl only

Red-billed Brushturkey only

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Song & Call Comparison

Orange-footed Scrubfowl

さえずり

Produces a loud, wailing cackle and deep guttural clucks. The raucous cackling call echoes through Australian and New Guinea coastal scrub; audible far through dense vegetation.

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

Orange-footed Scrubfowl

Resident in northern Australia from the Kimberley east to Queensland. Found in monsoon forest and open woodland in the tropics.

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

Orange-footed Scrubfowl

Least Concern

Red-billed Brushturkey

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How to Tell Them Apart

Orange-footed Scrubfowl

羽毛

Dark brownish-grey overall; bare reddish facial skin; small brownish crest; distinctive bright orange legs and feet. Underparts slightly paler grey-brown; tail dark; orange feet immediately identify this species.

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

Orange-footed Scrubfowl

オーストラリア北部からインドネシア東部に分布するオレンジフットスクラブファウル。体長42〜50cm。大きな塚(直径4m以上)を作って産卵する。森林の地面で果実や種子を採食する。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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