Black Partridge vs Ahanta Spurfowl

Melanoperdix niger 比較対象 Pternistis ahantensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black Partridge Ahanta Spurfowl
学名 Melanoperdix niger Pternistis ahantensis
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Least Concern
体長
翼開長 26.8 cm (10.6 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
体重 280.5 g (9.89 oz) 547.5 g (19.31 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Bornean and Sumatran lowland rainforests. Scratches … Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African lowland forest and thicket.
一腹卵数 2-6 3-12
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Black Partridge only

None

Ahanta Spurfowl only

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Song & Call Comparison

Black Partridge

さえずり

Infrequently recorded; gives a series of sharp, nasal 'krek' calls from peat swamp forest floor. Alarm is a low explosive cluck; poorly documented due to rarity and secretive habits.

Ahanta Spurfowl

さえずり

Loud, staccato 'krak-krak-KRAAK' from W African forest edge; slightly higher than larger spurfowl. Alarm is rapid explosive cackling. Pairs call in loose synchrony at dawn in secondary growth.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Black Partridge

Resident in lowland and montane forest of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo up to 1,500 m. Found in primary forest.

Ahanta Spurfowl

Resident of dense lowland and coastal forest in West Africa from Ghana to Cameroon; also found in Bioko Island.

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保全状況

Vulnerable

Black Partridge

Least Concern

Ahanta Spurfowl

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black Partridge

羽毛

Strongly dimorphic: male is entirely glossy jet black; female is rich rufous-chestnut with dark barring on wings and finely scaled underparts. Extreme sexual dimorphism with no overlap in colour.

Ahanta Spurfowl

羽毛

Dark brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; whitish below with dark brown streaking; red bill; red orbital skin; yellow legs. Sexes similar; closely resembles Double-spurred Spurfowl; West African forests.

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About These Birds

Black Partridge

ボルネオ島とスマトラ島の低地熱帯雨林に生息するブラックウッドパートリッジ。体長25〜28cm。雄は全身黒色で光沢がある。森林の地上で昆虫や種子を採食する。生息地の伐採により脆弱種に分類。

Ahanta Spurfowl

A medium Phasianidae spurfowl (~548 g) of lowland and secondary forest edges in West Africa from Ivory Coast to Nigeria. Dark brown streaked white; red orbital skin. Forages on the ground in pairs or small groups for seeds, berries, and invertebrates. Tolerates forest fragments; Least Concern.

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