White-throated Francolin vs Ahanta Spurfowl

Campocolinus albogularis เปรียบเทียบกับ Pternistis ahantensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ White-throated Francolin Ahanta Spurfowl
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Campocolinus albogularis Pternistis ahantensis
อันดับ Galliformes Galliformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Phasianidae Phasianidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
น้ำหนัก 273.5 g (9.65 oz) 547.5 g (19.31 oz)
อาหาร Omnivorous; eats seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African savanna and open woodland. Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African lowland forest and thicket.
จำนวนไข่ 4-7 3-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

White-throated Francolin

เสียงร้อง

Loud, grating 'krrr-EEK-krrr' calls from W African savanna; pairs often duet. Alarm is explosive cackle. Contact calls between flock members are soft clucking notes at dusk when gathering to roost.

Ahanta Spurfowl

เสียงร้อง

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

White-throated Francolin

Resident of dry woodland and savanna in West Africa from Guinea-Bissau east to northern Cameroon and Central African Republic.

Ahanta Spurfowl

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

White-throated Francolin

Least Concern

Ahanta Spurfowl

How to Tell Them Apart

White-throated Francolin

ขนนก

Brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; white throat bordered by buff-brown collar; pale buff underparts with brown flank streaking; yellowish bill. Sexes similar; female lacks bold white throat contrast.

Ahanta Spurfowl

ขนนก

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

White-throated Francolin

A small Phasianidae francolin (~274 g) of West and Central African Guinea savanna and open woodland. Distinguished by its clean white throat contrasting with streaked brown upperparts. Forages on the ground in small coveys for seeds and invertebrates. Widespread and tolerant of lightly degraded 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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