Vulturine Guineafowl vs Plumed Guineafowl

Acryllium vulturinum 비교 대상 Guttera plumifera

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Vulturine Guineafowl Plumed Guineafowl
학명 Acryllium vulturinum Guttera plumifera
Galliformes Galliformes
Numididae Numididae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 60.0 cm (23.6 in) 46.5 cm (18.3 in)
체중 1332.25 g (46.99 oz) 875.0 g (30.86 oz)
식성 Forages in East African semi-arid scrub for seeds, invertebrates, and tubers. Highly gregarious; walks long … Forages in Central African rainforests for invertebrates, seeds, and fallen fruits. Scratches leaf litter in …
산란 수 4-8 9-10
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Vulturine Guineafowl only

Plumed Guineafowl only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Vulturine Guineafowl

노래

Produces a loud, resonant honking alarm call and rapid, staccato clucking. The deep, carrying honk is unmistakable; flocks call with overlapping, rapid-fire notes on East African arid savanna.

Plumed Guineafowl

노래

Emits a loud, cackling call and guttural chuckling. Calls are similar to Crested Guineafowl but slightly lower; the raucous cackling echoes through Central African forest and forest edge.

Geographic Range & Migration

Vulturine Guineafowl

Resident in northeastern Africa from Ethiopia and Somalia south to Kenya and Tanzania. Found in arid and semi-arid thornbush and grassland.

Plumed Guineafowl

Resident in Central Africa from Cameroon and Gabon east to Uganda and western Democratic Republic of Congo. Found in lowland and foothill rainforest.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Vulturine Guineafowl

Least Concern

Plumed Guineafowl

How to Tell Them Apart

Vulturine Guineafowl

깃털

Cobalt blue and black breast; long hackle-like feathers on neck streaked white and blue; chestnut nape; bare blue-grey head; densely spotted black-and-white wings and flanks; crimson eye. Most striking guineafowl.

Plumed Guineafowl

깃털

Dark grey-black with white spotting on body; bare blue-grey facial skin; distinctive upright black plume-like feathers on top of head forming crest; no casque; red-blue wattles small.

About These Birds

Vulturine Guineafowl

세계에서 가장 큰 뿔닭류(약 1.3kg)로 민닭과(Numididae)에 속하며, 드러난 파란 머리, 밤색 뒷덜미, 그리고 흰 반점과 푸른 핀 줄무늬의 독특한 흑백 깃털을 가진다. 에티오피아 남부에서 탄자니아에 이르는 동아프리카의 건조 관목지에 서식한다. 민관심 종.

Plumed Guineafowl

털볏뿔닭(Guttera plumifera)은 검은 반점 회색 깃털과 특유의 털 볏을 지닌 약 875g의 중대형 뿔닭과 조류다. 중앙·서아프리카 열대우림에 서식한다.

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