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Red-necked Spurfowl

Pternistis afer

Least Concern

Kanat Açıklığı

34,0 cm

Ağırlık

574,1666666666666 g

Familya

Phasianidae

Takım

Galliformes

Hakkında

A medium-large Phasianidae spurfowl (~574 g) of woodland, riverine scrub, and cultivated edges across eastern and southern Africa. Bright red bill, throat, and facial skin are unmistakable. Pairs or small groups forage on seeds, roots, and invertebrates. Calls loud and raucous at dawn; Least Concern.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Kanat Açıklığı	34,0 cm	13.4 in
Ağırlık	574,1666666666666 g	20.25 oz

Tanımlama

Tuy

Brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; white below with dense dark brown streaking; bare bright red facial skin extending prominently down neck diagnostic; red legs; dark bill. Sexes similar; widespread in Africa.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest 🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland 🏖️ Coastal

Coğrafi Dağılım

Resident of open woodland, forest edge, and moist savanna from Ethiopia and Somalia south through East Africa to South Africa.

Diet & Feeding

Omnivorous; eats seeds, berries, invertebrates, and small animals in African savanna and scrubby woodland.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Davranış & Üreme

Yuvalama

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 23 days. Fledging: 10 days.

Kuluçka Büyüklüğü

3-9

Ses

Şarkı

Loud, harsh crowing duet; raucous 'krrreek-krrreek' repeated vigorously; common call at dawn in dense bush; alarm a rapid staccato clucking

Taksonomi

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Takım	Galliformes (Gamebirds)
Familya	Phasianidae (Pheasants & Partridges)
Genus	Pternistis
Türler	Pternistis afer

Distribution

Red-necked Spurfowl has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Mevcut Not recorded