White-breasted Guineafowl vs Western Crested Guineafowl
Agelastes meleagrides 비교 대상 Guttera verreauxi
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | White-breasted Guineafowl | Western Crested Guineafowl |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Agelastes meleagrides | Guttera verreauxi |
| 목 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 과 | Numididae | Numididae |
| 보전 상태 | Vulnerable | Least Concern |
| 체장 | — | — |
| 날개 폭 | 44.0 cm (17.3 in) | 54.3 cm (21.4 in) |
| 체중 | 815.0 g (28.75 oz) | 1035.0 g (36.51 oz) |
| 식성 | Forages in African rainforest understorey for invertebrates, seeds, and fallen fruits. Scratches leaf litter in … | Omnivorous; forages in West African forests and savanna for invertebrates, seeds, and small fruits. Scratches … |
| 산란 수 | 12 | 4-5 |
| 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.
Western Crested Guineafowl
Produces a loud, raucous cackling call and guttural chuckling notes. The raucous cackling call echoes through West African forest edge and gallery forest; slightly lower than Eastern Crested.
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.
Western Crested Guineafowl
Resident in West Africa from Côte d'Ivoire to Nigeria. Found in forest, forest-savanna mosaic, and secondary growth.
보전 상태
White-breasted Guineafowl
Western Crested 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 …
Western Crested Guineafowl
Dark grey-black body densely spotted white; bare blue-grey and red facial skin; distinctive curly black crest on crown; facial skin turquoise-blue; red wattles. Black curly crest separates from Helmeted Guineafowl.
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.
Western Crested Guineafowl
베로의뿔닭(Guttera verreauxi)은 반점 흑백 깃털과 구불구불한 볏을 지닌 약 1kg의 중대형 뿔닭과 조류다. 서아프리카 삼림 서식지에 분포한다.