Sichuan Partridge vs Ahanta Spurfowl

Arborophila rufipectus 비교 대상 Pternistis ahantensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Sichuan Partridge Ahanta Spurfowl
학명 Arborophila rufipectus Pternistis ahantensis
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Vulnerable Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 27.8 cm (10.9 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
체중 402.5 g (14.20 oz) 547.5 g (19.31 oz)
식성 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and berries on floor of Sichuan oak and bamboo forests. Endangered; scratches … Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African lowland forest and thicket.
산란 수 3-7 3-12
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Sichuan Partridge only

없음

Ahanta Spurfowl only

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Song & Call Comparison

Sichuan Partridge

노래

Rich, loud 'wheee-WU-wheee' call echoing in Sichuan subtropical forest; flute-like and slightly mournful. Alarm is an accelerating series of sharp 'kek' notes; covey contact is soft clucking.

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Sichuan Partridge

Endemic to the mountains of Sichuan, China, at 1,500-2,800 m. Found in broadleaf and mixed forest. Vulnerable.

Ahanta Spurfowl

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

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보전 상태

Vulnerable

Sichuan Partridge

Least Concern

Ahanta Spurfowl

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sichuan Partridge

깃털

Brown above with chestnut streaks; breast rich rufous-chestnut; throat buff-white bordered black; grey flanks streaked white; bare red eye-ring; rufous breast contrasting with grey flanks is distinctive.

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.

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About These Birds

Sichuan Partridge

쓰촨 자고새는 중국 쓰촨 성에만 서식하는 극히 희귀한 고유종 자고새입니다. 붉은 가슴과 회색 머리가 특징이며, 제한된 분포 범위 내의 원시 낙엽 활엽수림에서만 서식합니다.

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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