Green Pheasant vs Ahanta Spurfowl
Phasianus versicolor 比較対象 Pternistis ahantensis
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Green Pheasant | Ahanta Spurfowl |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Phasianus versicolor | Pternistis ahantensis |
| 目 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 科 | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| 保全状況 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体長 | — | — |
| 翼開長 | 44.1 cm (17.4 in) | 34.6 cm (13.6 in) |
| 体重 | 990.5 g (34.94 oz) | 547.5 g (19.31 oz) |
| 食性 | Feeds on seeds, grain, berries, roots, and invertebrates; forages in farmland, grassland, and woodland edges. | Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African lowland forest and thicket. |
| 一腹卵数 | 6-12 | 3-12 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Green Pheasant
Crow-like 'ko-KOH' with deeper, more resonant quality than Common Pheasant; Japanese endemic calling from forest edge at dawn. Alarm is explosive cackle and wing-beating. Contact calls low clucks.
Ahanta Spurfowl
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.
Geographic Range & Migration
Green Pheasant
Endemic to Japan; resident of farmland, scrub, and open woodland on Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu; national bird of Japan.
Ahanta Spurfowl
Resident of dense lowland and coastal forest in West Africa from Ghana to Cameroon; also found in Bioko Island.
保全状況
Green Pheasant
Ahanta Spurfowl
How to Tell Them Apart
Green Pheasant
Male with deep iridescent bottle-green body and purple-green gloss on breast and flanks; dark green tail barred black; iridescent green head with red wattle; no white neck ring. Female mottled …
Ahanta Spurfowl
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.
About These Birds
Green Pheasant
日本固有のキジで、日本の国鳥。雄は美しい青緑色と赤い顔の皮膚が特徴的。農地、草地、林縁部など開けた環境に生息し、日本文化において重要な位置を占める。
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.