Bornean Crestless Fireback vs Ahanta Spurfowl

Lophura pyronota เปรียบเทียบกับ Pternistis ahantensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Bornean Crestless Fireback Ahanta Spurfowl
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Lophura pyronota Pternistis ahantensis
อันดับ Galliformes Galliformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Phasianidae Phasianidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Endangered Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 44.2 cm (17.4 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
น้ำหนัก 934.0 g (32.95 oz) 547.5 g (19.31 oz)
อาหาร Feeds on fallen fruits, seeds, invertebrates, and small animals; forages on Bornean lowland forest floor. Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African lowland forest and thicket.
จำนวนไข่ 3-6 3-12
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

ถิ่นที่อยู่อาศัยร่วมกัน

Bornean Crestless Fireback only

ไม่มี

Ahanta Spurfowl only

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Song & Call Comparison

Bornean Crestless Fireback

เสียงร้อง

Harsh, explosive 'kak-kak-KAAK' alarm calls from lowland Bornean forest; poorly documented. Rarely heard except when flushed. Contact calls thought to be soft guttural clucks between pairs.

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Bornean Crestless Fireback

Endemic to Borneo; resident of lowland and hill forest in Sabah, Sarawak, 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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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Endangered

Bornean Crestless Fireback

Least Concern

Ahanta Spurfowl

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How to Tell Them Apart

Bornean Crestless Fireback

ขนนก

Male deep blue-black with rufous-cinnamon lower back and rump; no crest; red orbital skin; shorter tail than Malay congener. Female dark brown with white shaft streaks; rufous tinge on lower …

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.

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About These Birds

Bornean Crestless Fireback

A Bornean-endemic Phasianidae pheasant (~934 g) of hill and montane forests. Males have blue-black plumage and red orbital skin without a crest, distinguishing it from the closely related Malay species. Diet includes seeds, fruits, and ground invertebrates. Endangered owing to ongoing deforestation 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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