Sichuan Partridge vs Ahanta Spurfowl

Arborophila rufipectus 비교 대상 Pternistis ahantensis

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

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Sichuan Partridge only

없음

Ahanta Spurfowl only

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.

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.

보전 상태

Vulnerable

Sichuan Partridge

Least Concern

Ahanta Spurfowl

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.

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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