Black Guineafowl vs Plumed Guineafowl

Agelastes niger 비교 대상 Guttera plumifera

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Black Guineafowl Plumed Guineafowl
학명 Agelastes niger Guttera plumifera
Galliformes Galliformes
Numididae Numididae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 42.1 cm (16.6 in) 46.5 cm (18.3 in)
체중 700.0 g (24.69 oz) 875.0 g (30.86 oz)
식성 Omnivorous; forages in Central African rainforests for invertebrates, seeds, fallen fruits, and small vertebrates in … Forages in Central African rainforests for invertebrates, seeds, and fallen fruits. Scratches leaf litter in …
산란 수 -- 9-10
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Black Guineafowl only

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Plumed Guineafowl only

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Song & Call Comparison

Black Guineafowl

노래

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.

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Black Guineafowl

Resident in the Congo Basin of Central Africa from Cameroon east to Uganda. Found in lowland and foothill rainforest.

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.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Black Guineafowl

Least Concern

Plumed Guineafowl

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black Guineafowl

깃털

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.

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.

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About These Birds

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.

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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