Double-spurred Spurfowl vs Altai Snowcock

Pternistis bicalcaratus 比較対象 Tetraogallus altaicus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Double-spurred Spurfowl Altai Snowcock
学名 Pternistis bicalcaratus Tetraogallus altaicus
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 34.1 cm (13.4 in) 56.9 cm (22.4 in)
体重 444.0 g (15.66 oz) 2770.0 g (97.71 oz)
食性 Feeds on seeds, berries, invertebrates, and plant material in West African savanna and scrub. Feeds on alpine grasses, seeds, berries, and shoots; digs for roots and bulbs in Altai …
一腹卵数 4-8 4-15
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Double-spurred Spurfowl only

Altai Snowcock only

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Song & Call Comparison

Double-spurred Spurfowl

さえずり

Strident crowing series of raspy 'ka-wee' notes; noisy duets at dawn; alarm call a sharp clucking 'kek-kek-kek'

Altai Snowcock

さえずり

Loud, ringing whistled 'whi-WHEEE' echoing across Altai alpine slopes; deeper than Tibetan Snowcock due to larger size. Alarm is rapid barking. Calls at dawn from rocky ridgelines.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Double-spurred Spurfowl

Resident of open woodland, forest edge, and moist savanna in West Africa from Senegal and Gambia east to Togo and Benin.

Altai Snowcock

Resident of alpine rocky slopes and grassy hillsides in the Altai and Sayan mountains of Russia, Kazakhstan, and western Mongolia, at 2,000–4,000 m.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Double-spurred Spurfowl

Least Concern

Altai Snowcock

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How to Tell Them Apart

Double-spurred Spurfowl

羽毛

Brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; whitish below with dark brown streaking; red bill; red orbital skin; yellow legs; male with two prominent tarsal spurs diagnostic. West African species; …

Altai Snowcock

羽毛

Largest snowcock; grey-brown upperparts with buff streaks; white underparts with grey breast; rufous necklace streaks on lower neck; white outer tail in flight; whitish face with dark ear patch. Sexes …

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About These Birds

Double-spurred Spurfowl

A medium Phasianidae spurfowl (~444 g) of West African forests and forest edges from Senegambia to Ghana. Named for the two spurs on each leg. Brown and white-streaked; red facial skin. Inhabits secondary growth and woodland-grassland margins. Feeds on seeds and invertebrates; forages in small groups. Least Concern.

Altai Snowcock

アルタイセッケイはアルタイ山脈の高山地帯に生息する大型のキジ科の鳥です。険しい岩場の斜面を好み、植物の種子や葉を食べます。

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