Jungle Bush-quail vs Ahanta Spurfowl

Perdicula asiatica 比較対象 Pternistis ahantensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Jungle Bush-quail Ahanta Spurfowl
学名 Perdicula asiatica Pternistis ahantensis
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 16.2 cm (6.4 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
体重 69.5 g (2.45 oz) 547.5 g (19.31 oz)
食性 Feeds on small seeds, invertebrates, and plant material in Indian grass scrub and forest edges. Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African lowland forest and thicket.
一腹卵数 4-8 3-12
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Jungle Bush-quail only

Ahanta Spurfowl only

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Song & Call Comparison

Jungle Bush-quail

さえずり

Shrill, piping 'pi-pi-pi-pi' whistle; tiny Indian grassland quail with high-pitched call carrying from short grass at dawn. Alarm is sharp 'kik'. Covey contact maintained with soft, rolling clucks.

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

Jungle Bush-quail

Endemic to India; resident of dry grassland, scrub, and rocky hillsides from the base of the Himalayas south through central and peninsular India.

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

Least Concern

Jungle Bush-quail

Least Concern

Ahanta Spurfowl

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How to Tell Them Apart

Jungle Bush-quail

羽毛

Male brown above with buff shaft streaks; white underparts densely barred dark brown; rufous face and throat. Female plain rufous-brown below with less barring; pale buff supercilium; red bill in …

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

Jungle Bush-quail

インド亜大陸に広く分布するウズラで、ジャングルブッシュウズラとも呼ばれる。草地や低木林、農地周辺に生息し、種子や昆虫を採食する。

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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