Forest Francolin vs Ahanta Spurfowl

Peliperdix lathami 비교 대상 Pternistis ahantensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Forest Francolin Ahanta Spurfowl
학명 Peliperdix lathami Pternistis ahantensis
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 27.0 cm (10.6 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
체중 269.0 g (9.49 oz) 547.5 g (19.31 oz)
식성 Forages in African forest understorey for seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small animals; scratches leaf litter. Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African lowland forest and thicket.
산란 수 2-3 3-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Forest Francolin only

없음

Ahanta Spurfowl only

Song & Call Comparison

Forest Francolin

노래

Harsh, squeaky 'kreek-kreek-kreek' calls from Central African forest floor; repeated insistently at dawn and dusk. Alarm is explosive rapid cackle. Contact between pairs is soft guttural 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

Forest Francolin

Resident of lowland forest interior in west and central Africa, from Guinea-Bissau east to Uganda and western Kenya.

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

Forest Francolin

Least Concern

Ahanta Spurfowl

How to Tell Them Apart

Forest Francolin

깃털

Dark brown above with black and buff mottling; white throat; rufous-buff below with heavy dark brown streaking; white-spotted flanks. Male with red facial skin; female lacks facial skin coloration.

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

Forest Francolin

라담의메추라기는 사하라이남 아프리카 서부와 중부의 건조한 숲과 관목 사바나에 서식하는 소형 메추라기입니다. 바위가 많은 경사지와 개방된 숲을 선호하며 씨앗을 먹습니다.

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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