Painted Bush-quail vs Ahanta Spurfowl

Perdicula erythrorhyncha в сравнении с Pternistis ahantensis

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Характеристика Painted Bush-quail Ahanta Spurfowl
Научное название Perdicula erythrorhyncha Pternistis ahantensis
Отряд Galliformes Galliformes
Семейство Phasianidae Phasianidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 16,6 cm (6.5 in) 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
Масса 67,5 g (2.38 oz) 547,5 g (19.31 oz)
Питание -- Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African lowland forest and thicket.
Размер кладки 4-10 3-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Painted Bush-quail only

Ahanta Spurfowl only

Song & Call Comparison

Painted Bush-quail

Пение

High, piping 'wee-wee-wee' call from Indian hill grassland; slightly melodic for a bush-quail. Alarm is a soft 'pip-pip'. Red bill prominent when flushed. Covey contact notes are gentle 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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Painted Bush-quail

Ahanta Spurfowl

Resident of dense lowland and coastal forest in West Africa from Ghana to Cameroon; also found in Bioko Island.

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Painted Bush-quail

Least Concern

Ahanta Spurfowl

How to Tell Them Apart

Painted Bush-quail

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.

About These Birds

Painted Bush-quail

A tiny Phasianidae quail (~68 g) of moist scrub and secondary growth along the Western Ghats and Himalayan foothills. Males have a bright red bill and richly spotted plumage. Coveys forage in dense scrub for seeds and invertebrates. Endemic to the Indian subcontinent; 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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