Swinhoe's Pheasant vs Ahanta Spurfowl

Lophura swinhoii เปรียบเทียบกับ Pternistis ahantensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Swinhoe's Pheasant Ahanta Spurfowl
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Lophura swinhoii Pternistis ahantensis
อันดับ Galliformes Galliformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Phasianidae Phasianidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Near Threatened Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 47.6 cm (18.7 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
น้ำหนัก 1100.0 g (38.80 oz) 547.5 g (19.31 oz)
อาหาร Omnivorous; eats seeds, berries, invertebrates, and small animals on Taiwan mountain forest floors. Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African lowland forest and thicket.
จำนวนไข่ 3-8 3-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

ถิ่นที่อยู่อาศัยร่วมกัน

Swinhoe's Pheasant only

ไม่มี

Ahanta Spurfowl only

Song & Call Comparison

Swinhoe's Pheasant

เสียงร้อง

Sharp, metallic 'kak-KAK' crows from Taiwan mountain forest; emphatic and carrying. Alarm is a rapid harsh cackling. Wing-drumming display audible at dawn. Contact calls are soft low clucks.

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

Swinhoe's Pheasant

Endemic to Taiwan; resident of dense broadleaf and mixed montane forest between 300 and 2,300 m elevation.

Ahanta Spurfowl

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Near Threatened

Swinhoe's Pheasant

Least Concern

Ahanta Spurfowl

How to Tell Them Apart

Swinhoe's Pheasant

ขนนก

Male dark iridescent blue with white crest; white central tail feathers contrasting with dark body; white scapular patch; red facial wattle. Female reddish-brown with white shaft streaks and black scaling.

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

Swinhoe's Pheasant

A beautiful Phasianidae pheasant (~1.1 kg) endemic to broadleaved evergreen forests of Taiwan's central mountains. Males are deep blue with a white back patch and crimson facial skin. Feeds on fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates on the forest floor. Near Threatened from habitat fragmentation.

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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