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Scaly Spurfowl

Pternistis squamatus

Least Concern

Envergadura

35,4 cm

Peso

457,25 g

Família

Phasianidae

Ordem

Galliformes

Sobre

A medium Phasianidae spurfowl (~457 g) of montane forest edges and highland grassland across equatorial Africa. Distinctive scaly pattern on the breast from dark feather centres. Pairs forage on the ground for seeds and invertebrates in bamboo and montane forest margins. Widespread in upland Africa; Least Concern.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	35,4 cm	13.9 in
Peso	457,25 g	16.13 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Distinctive; brown above; underparts white with dark-centered feathers giving scaly appearance rather than streaked; red bill; red facial skin; yellow-orange legs. Sexes similar; East and Central African montane forests.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest

Distribuição geográfica

Resident of moist highland forest, bamboo, and scrub in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and DR Congo, mainly above 800 m.

Diet & Feeding

Eats seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in montane grassland and forest edge of central Africa.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Nest type: SC.

Tamanho da postura

3-8

Som

Canto

Loud raucous call; cackling 'kek-kek-kek' notes rising in intensity; pairs duet with discordant, overlapping phrases at forest edges

Taxonomia

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordem	Galliformes (Gamebirds)
Família	Phasianidae (Pheasants & Partridges)
Genus	Pternistis
Espécies	Pternistis squamatus

Distribution

Scaly Spurfowl has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Presente Not recorded