Bar-backed Partridge vs Ahanta Spurfowl

Arborophila brunneopectus comparado com Pternistis ahantensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Bar-backed Partridge Ahanta Spurfowl
Nome científico Arborophila brunneopectus Pternistis ahantensis
Ordem Galliformes Galliformes
Família Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 26,3 cm (10.4 in) 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
Peso 292,5 g (10.32 oz) 547,5 g (19.31 oz)
Dieta Forages on floor of Southeast Asian hill and montane forests for seeds, invertebrates, and small … Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African lowland forest and thicket.
Tamanho da postura 4 3-12
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Bar-backed Partridge only

Nenhum

Ahanta Spurfowl only

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Song & Call Comparison

Bar-backed Partridge

Canto

Loud, mellow 'hoo-WEE' whistle in pairs; first note lower and shorter. SE Asian hill forest species calling from dense cover at dusk and dawn. Alarm a clucking rattle.

Ahanta Spurfowl

Canto

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

Bar-backed Partridge

Resident in Thailand, southern China, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam. Found in dense forest and bamboo below 1,800 m.

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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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Bar-backed Partridge

Least Concern

Ahanta Spurfowl

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How to Tell Them Apart

Bar-backed Partridge

Plumagem

Back and wings brown with bold black-and-buff barring; throat and face buff with dark streaks; breast brown; flanks grey with white streaks; bare red eye-ring; barred back is the key …

Ahanta Spurfowl

Plumagem

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

Bar-backed Partridge

A medium-sized partridge (~290 g) of family Phasianidae, with boldly barred brown upperparts and a brownish breast. Inhabits subtropical and lower montane forests of northern Southeast Asia from Myanmar and Thailand to southern China and Indochina. Forages on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; broadly distributed across mainland Southeast Asian montane forests.

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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