Tanimbar Scrubfowl vs Red-billed Brushturkey

Megapodius tenimberensis 比較対象 Talegalla cuvieri

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Tanimbar Scrubfowl Red-billed Brushturkey
学名 Megapodius tenimberensis Talegalla cuvieri
Galliformes Galliformes
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
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Tanimbar Scrubfowl only

None

Red-billed Brushturkey only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Tanimbar Scrubfowl

さえずり

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

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

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.

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保全状況

Vulnerable

Tanimbar Scrubfowl

Least Concern

Red-billed Brushturkey

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How to Tell Them Apart

Tanimbar Scrubfowl

羽毛

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

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

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.

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