White-breasted Guineafowl vs Black Guineafowl
Agelastes meleagrides 비교 대상 Agelastes niger
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | White-breasted Guineafowl | Black Guineafowl |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Agelastes meleagrides | Agelastes niger |
| 목 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 과 | Numididae | Numididae |
| 보전 상태 | Vulnerable | Least Concern |
| 체장 | — | — |
| 날개 폭 | 44.0 cm (17.3 in) | 42.1 cm (16.6 in) |
| 체중 | 815.0 g (28.75 oz) | 700.0 g (24.69 oz) |
| 식성 | Forages in African rainforest understorey for invertebrates, seeds, and fallen fruits. Scratches leaf litter in … | Omnivorous; forages in Central African rainforests for invertebrates, seeds, fallen fruits, and small vertebrates in … |
| 산란 수 | 12 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
White-breasted Guineafowl
Emits a high-pitched, metallic chink-chink call and soft clucking contact notes. The ringing, metallic notes are unlike typical guineafowl calls; heard in West African lowland rainforest.
Black Guineafowl
Produces a high-pitched, metallic clinking call and soft clucking series. Calls are unlike Helmeted Guineafowl; the metallic clinking echoes through Central African lowland forest.
Geographic Range & Migration
White-breasted Guineafowl
Resident in the Upper Guinea forests of West Africa from Sierra Leone and Liberia east to Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana. Found in lowland rainforest.
Black Guineafowl
Resident in the Congo Basin of Central Africa from Cameroon east to Uganda. Found in lowland and foothill rainforest.
보전 상태
White-breasted Guineafowl
Black Guineafowl
How to Tell Them Apart
White-breasted Guineafowl
Body black with white breast and upper belly creating sharp bicoloured pattern; bare pink-red head and neck; no casque or wattles; tail black. Pied black-and-white body pattern is unique among …
Black Guineafowl
Entirely glossy black throughout; bare reddish-pink head and neck devoid of casque or wattle; no white spotting; legs dark; tail short and black. Uniform all-black plumage distinguishes from spotted relatives.
About These Birds
White-breasted Guineafowl
민닭과(Numididae)의 중형 뿔닭류(약 815g)로, 흰 가슴, 검은 몸통, 드러난 분홍색 머리를 가진다. 기니, 시에라리온, 라이베리아, 코트디부아르의 서아프리카 저지대 우림에 서식한다. 취약 종.
Black Guineafowl
민닭과(Numididae)의 중형 뿔닭류(약 700g)로, 온몸이 검은 깃털에 드러난 붉은 머리를 가진다. 콩고 분지 중앙 아프리카 우림에 서식한다. 관심 필요 종.