White-cheeked Partridge vs Ahanta Spurfowl

Arborophila atrogularis 비교 대상 Pternistis ahantensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 White-cheeked Partridge Ahanta Spurfowl
학명 Arborophila atrogularis Pternistis ahantensis
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 25.8 cm (10.2 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
체중 256.0 g (9.03 oz) 547.5 g (19.31 oz)
식성 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of northeastern Indian and Myanmarese hill forests. Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African lowland forest and thicket.
산란 수 3-7 3-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

White-cheeked Partridge only

Ahanta Spurfowl only

Song & Call Comparison

White-cheeked Partridge

노래

Ringing 'kwee-oo-kwee' trio of whistled notes; second note lower, third rising again. Calls from NE Indian and Myanmar hillside forest. Alarm is a sharp staccato cluck series.

Ahanta Spurfowl

노래

Loud, staccato 'krak-krak-KRAAK' from W African forest edge; slightly higher than larger spurfowl. Alarm is rapid explosive cackling. Pairs call in loose synchrony at dawn in secondary growth.

Geographic Range & Migration

White-cheeked Partridge

Resident in the foothills of northeastern India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar at 100-1,500 m. Found in dense lowland and foothill forest.

Ahanta Spurfowl

Resident of dense lowland and coastal forest in West Africa from Ghana to Cameroon; also found in Bioko Island.

보전 상태

Least Concern

White-cheeked Partridge

Least Concern

Ahanta Spurfowl

How to Tell Them Apart

White-cheeked Partridge

깃털

Brown above; cheeks white contrasting with black throat and lores; grey breast; flanks grey-brown streaked white; bare reddish eye-ring; white cheeks against black throat create distinctive facial pattern.

Ahanta Spurfowl

깃털

Dark brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; whitish below with dark brown streaking; red bill; red orbital skin; yellow legs. Sexes similar; closely resembles Double-spurred Spurfowl; West African forests.

About These Birds

White-cheeked Partridge

흰 뺨 산 메추라기는 인도 북동부와 미얀마, 중국 남서부에 서식하는 작은 새입니다. 흰 뺨과 대비되는 검은 목이 특징이며, 고지대 숲의 울창한 하층부에서 생활합니다.

Ahanta Spurfowl

A medium Phasianidae spurfowl (~548 g) of lowland and secondary forest edges in West Africa from Ivory Coast to Nigeria. Dark brown streaked white; red orbital skin. Forages on the ground in pairs or small groups for seeds, berries, and invertebrates. Tolerates forest fragments; Least Concern.

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