Tanimbar Scrubfowl vs Red-billed Brushturkey
Megapodius tenimberensis 比較対象 Talegalla cuvieri
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Tanimbar Scrubfowl | Red-billed Brushturkey |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Megapodius tenimberensis | Talegalla cuvieri |
| 目 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 科 | Megapodiidae | Megapodiidae |
| 保全状況 | Vulnerable | Least Concern |
| 体長 | — | — |
| 翼開長 | 50.6 cm (19.9 in) | 55.0 cm (21.7 in) |
| 体重 | 993.0 g (35.03 oz) | 1785.0 g (62.96 oz) |
| 食性 | Omnivorous; eats fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates in Tanimbar Island forests. Scratches soil and litter … | Omnivorous; forages in lowland New Guinea forests for fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates scratched from … |
| 一腹卵数 | -- | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Tanimbar Scrubfowl
Produces a loud, wailing cackle and guttural territorial calls. The raucous, penetrating cackle is typical of island scrubfowl; echoes through Tanimbar lowland coastal forest.
Red-billed Brushturkey
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.
Geographic Range & Migration
Tanimbar Scrubfowl
Endemic to the Tanimbar Islands (Kepulauan Tanimbar) in the Maluku Islands, Indonesia. Found in lowland forest.
Red-billed Brushturkey
Endemic to the Vogelkop Peninsula and Misool Island of western New Guinea. Found in lowland and hill rainforest.
保全状況
Tanimbar Scrubfowl
Red-billed Brushturkey
How to Tell Them Apart
Tanimbar Scrubfowl
Uniformly dark greyish-brown, slightly paler below; bare yellowish-red facial skin and small brownish crest; legs robust and yellowish. One of the larger scrubfowl; no strong colour contrasts.
Red-billed Brushturkey
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.
About These Birds
Tanimbar Scrubfowl
インドネシアのタニンバル諸島固有のタニンバルツカツクリ。体長30〜35cm。塚を作って産卵する習性を持つ。生息域が非常に限定的で森林伐採により脆弱種に分類される。
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.