Rain Quail vs Ahanta Spurfowl

Coturnix coromandelica 비교 대상 Pternistis ahantensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Rain Quail Ahanta Spurfowl
학명 Coturnix coromandelica Pternistis ahantensis
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 17.6 cm (6.9 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
체중 74.5 g (2.63 oz) 547.5 g (19.31 oz)
식성 -- Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African lowland forest and thicket.
산란 수 4-6 3-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Rain Quail only

Ahanta Spurfowl only

Song & Call Comparison

Rain Quail

노래

Sharp, loud 'whit-whit-WHEET' series; slightly sharper and more emphatic than Common Quail. South Asian monsoon grassland species. Calls at dawn and during rain. Alarm a soft 'pip'.

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

Rain Quail

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

Rain Quail

Least Concern

Ahanta Spurfowl

How to Tell Them Apart

Rain Quail

깃털

Male brown above with buff streaks; white below with bold black anchor marks on breast and streaked flanks; black throat patch with white surround. Female plain brown with buff streaking; …

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

Rain Quail

Phasianidae과의 소형 메추라기(약 75g)로 인도아대륙과 동남아시아에 걸친 열린 풀밭, 관목 지대, 곡물 밭에 서식한다. 수컷은 검은 목 반점이 특징적이다. 부분적으로 이동성이며 씨앗과 곤충을 먹는다.

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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