Bornean Crested Fireback vs Ahanta Spurfowl

Lophura ignita comparado com Pternistis ahantensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Bornean Crested Fireback Ahanta Spurfowl
Nome científico Lophura ignita Pternistis ahantensis
Ordem Galliformes Galliformes
Família Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservação Vulnerable Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 56,0 cm (22.0 in) 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
Peso 1768,1 g (62.37 oz) 547,5 g (19.31 oz)
Dieta Omnivorous; eats fallen fruits, seeds, invertebrates, and small vertebrates on Bornean lowland forest floor. Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African lowland forest and thicket.
Tamanho da postura 4-8 3-12
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Bornean Crested Fireback only

Ahanta Spurfowl only

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Song & Call Comparison

Bornean Crested Fireback

Canto

Loud, harsh 'kork-KORK' crowing; Bornean rainforest, slightly raspier than Malay Crested Fireback. Alarm is explosive cackle. Contact calls low guttural clucks; males call at dawn.

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

Bornean Crested Fireback

Endemic to Borneo; resident of lowland and hill dipterocarp forest in Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, and Kalimantan below 1,000 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

Vulnerable

Bornean Crested Fireback

Least Concern

Ahanta Spurfowl

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How to Tell Them Apart

Bornean Crested Fireback

Plumagem

Male with deep cinnamon-chestnut back; iridescent blue-black breast and belly; white-streaked flanks; blue crest; cobalt-blue and red facial wattle. Female reddish-brown with white-tipped tail and blue orbital ring.

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

Bornean Crested Fireback

A large Phasianidae pheasant (~1.77 kg) endemic to the lowland forests of Borneo. Males are deep chestnut-orange with an erect black-and-blue crest and blue facial wattles. Inhabits primary and tall secondary forest. Omnivorous ground forager. Vulnerable from rampant deforestation and hunting in Borneo.

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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