Collared Partridge vs Ahanta Spurfowl

Arborophila gingica ile kıyaslandığında Pternistis ahantensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Collared Partridge Ahanta Spurfowl
Bilimsel Ad Arborophila gingica Pternistis ahantensis
Takım Galliformes Galliformes
Familya Phasianidae Phasianidae
Koruma Durumu Near Threatened Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 27,6 cm (10.9 in) 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
Ağırlık 286,5 g (10.11 oz) 547,5 g (19.31 oz)
Beslenme Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of southern Chinese hill forests. Scratches leaf … Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African lowland forest and thicket.
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 5-7 3-12
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Collared Partridge only

Hiçbiri

Ahanta Spurfowl only

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Song & Call Comparison

Collared Partridge

Şarkı

Melodic, slightly plaintive 'cu-WEE' whistle repeated at regular intervals from Chinese forest; carries well. Pairs often call in near-synchrony at dawn. Alarm note is an abrupt sharp 'kip'.

Ahanta Spurfowl

Şarkı

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

Collared Partridge

Endemic to southeastern China in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Zhejiang at 200-1,500 m. Found in subtropical forest.

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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Koruma Durumu

Near Threatened

Collared Partridge

Least Concern

Ahanta Spurfowl

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How to Tell Them Apart

Collared Partridge

Tuy

Brown above; white throat bordered by black collar band; grey breast with rufous streaking; flanks chestnut streaked white; bare red eye-ring; bold black collar below white throat is the key …

Ahanta Spurfowl

Tuy

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

Collared Partridge

A medium-sized partridge (~285 g) of family Phasianidae, with a white collar and spotted brown plumage. Endemic to subtropical mountain forests in southeastern China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan). Forages on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Near Threatened; facing significant pressure from deforestation of lowland forest in southeastern China and hunting.

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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