Manipur Bush-quail vs Ahanta Spurfowl

Perdicula manipurensis 比較対象 Pternistis ahantensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Manipur Bush-quail Ahanta Spurfowl
学名 Perdicula manipurensis Pternistis ahantensis
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Critically Endangered Least Concern
体長
翼開長 16.2 cm (6.4 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
体重 67.5 g (2.38 oz) 547.5 g (19.31 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, plant material, and invertebrates in tall grass and reed beds of northeast India. Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African lowland forest and thicket.
一腹卵数 4 3-12
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Manipur Bush-quail only

Ahanta Spurfowl only

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Song & Call Comparison

Manipur Bush-quail

さえずり

High, piping 'pi-pi-pi' whistle; critically endangered NE Indian species. Very rarely recorded. Presumed similar to Jungle Bush-quail. Alarm a soft 'kip'; poorly documented overall.

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

Manipur Bush-quail

Endemic to northeastern India (Assam, Manipur) and adjacent Myanmar; resident of tall wet grassland and reed beds; very poorly known.

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

Critically Endangered

Manipur Bush-quail

Least Concern

Ahanta Spurfowl

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How to Tell Them Apart

Manipur Bush-quail

羽毛

Male dark rufous-brown above with buff shaft streaks; reddish-brown underparts barred with dark brown and buff; pale supercilium; red bill. Female plainer brown with pale buff barring. Critically rare; NE …

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

Manipur Bush-quail

インド北東部のマニプールとその周辺地域に固有のウズラで、絶滅危惧種に指定されている。湿った草地に生息し、生息地の縮小により個体数が激減している。

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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