Jungle Bush-quail vs Ahanta Spurfowl

Perdicula asiatica в сравнении с Pternistis ahantensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Jungle Bush-quail Ahanta Spurfowl
Научное название Perdicula asiatica Pternistis ahantensis
Отряд Galliformes Galliformes
Семейство Phasianidae Phasianidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 16,2 cm (6.4 in) 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
Масса 69,5 g (2.45 oz) 547,5 g (19.31 oz)
Питание Feeds on small seeds, invertebrates, and plant material in Indian grass scrub and forest edges. Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African lowland forest and thicket.
Размер кладки 4-8 3-12
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Jungle Bush-quail only

Ahanta Spurfowl only

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Song & Call Comparison

Jungle Bush-quail

Пение

Shrill, piping 'pi-pi-pi-pi' whistle; tiny Indian grassland quail with high-pitched call carrying from short grass at dawn. Alarm is sharp 'kik'. Covey contact maintained with soft, rolling clucks.

Ahanta Spurfowl

Пение

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

Jungle Bush-quail

Endemic to India; resident of dry grassland, scrub, and rocky hillsides from the base of the Himalayas south through central and peninsular India.

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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Охранный статус

Least Concern

Jungle Bush-quail

Least Concern

Ahanta Spurfowl

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How to Tell Them Apart

Jungle Bush-quail

Оперение

Male brown above with buff shaft streaks; white underparts densely barred dark brown; rufous face and throat. Female plain rufous-brown below with less barring; pale buff supercilium; red bill in …

Ahanta Spurfowl

Оперение

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

Jungle Bush-quail

A tiny Phasianidae quail (~70 g) of grass-covered scrub and open woodland across peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Males are strikingly barred rufous and white; females are duller. Coveys scurry through dense grass understorey. Feeds on tiny seeds and invertebrates. Common in suitable habitat; Least Concern.

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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