Green Junglefowl vs Ahanta Spurfowl

Gallus varius เปรียบเทียบกับ Pternistis ahantensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Green Junglefowl Ahanta Spurfowl
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Gallus varius Pternistis ahantensis
อันดับ Galliformes Galliformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Phasianidae Phasianidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 40.4 cm (15.9 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
น้ำหนัก 914.25 g (32.25 oz) 547.5 g (19.31 oz)
อาหาร Highly omnivorous; scratches for seeds, invertebrates, small reptiles, and plant material in Indonesian coastal forest … Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African lowland forest and thicket.
จำนวนไข่ 3-4 3-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

ถิ่นที่อยู่อาศัยร่วมกัน

Green Junglefowl only

Ahanta Spurfowl only

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Song & Call Comparison

Green Junglefowl

เสียงร้อง

Loud, single-noted 'GERAAK' crow by males; unmistakable single syllable unlike Red Junglefowl. Indonesian island species crowing at dawn. Alarm is rapid cackling; contact clucks lower.

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

Green Junglefowl

Endemic to Java and Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia) including Bali, Lombok, and Flores; resident of forest edge, scrub, and coastal areas.

Ahanta Spurfowl

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Green Junglefowl

Least Concern

Ahanta Spurfowl

How to Tell Them Apart

Green Junglefowl

ขนนก

Male iridescent dark green with purple and blue gloss on neck; orange and yellow scalloping on breast; single unlobed comb; multicolored blue, red, and yellow facial wattle. Female mottled dark …

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

Green Junglefowl

A medium-sized Phasianidae junglefowl (~914 g) endemic to the Lesser Sunda Islands and Java. Males have a solid unlobed comb with iridescent blue-green plumage; females are brown. Inhabits forest edges, scrub, and open woodland. Feeds on seeds, fruits, and invertebrates. Hybridises with domestic chickens; 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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