Ahanta Spurfowl vs Yellow-necked Spurfowl

Pternistis ahantensis ile kıyaslandığında Pternistis leucoscepus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Ahanta Spurfowl Yellow-necked Spurfowl
Bilimsel Ad Pternistis ahantensis Pternistis leucoscepus
Takım Galliformes Galliformes
Familya Phasianidae Phasianidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 34,6 cm (13.6 in) 39,8 cm (15.7 in)
Ağırlık 547,5 g (19.31 oz) 631,5 g (22.28 oz)
Beslenme Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African lowland forest and thicket. Feeds on seeds, berries, invertebrates, and small animals in East African savanna and bushland.
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 3-12 3-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Ahanta Spurfowl only

Yellow-necked Spurfowl only

Hiçbiri

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Yellow-necked Spurfowl

Şarkı

Extremely loud, far-carrying crow; raucous 'kwaak-kwaak' series; pairs duet loudly at dusk; alarm a sharp, rapid 'kik-kik-kik' clatter

Geographic Range & Migration

Ahanta Spurfowl

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

Yellow-necked Spurfowl

Resident of open savanna, dry woodland, and thornbush from South Sudan and Ethiopia south through East Africa to northern Tanzania.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Ahanta Spurfowl

Least Concern

Yellow-necked Spurfowl

How to Tell Them Apart

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.

Yellow-necked Spurfowl

Tuy

Brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; white below with dark brown streaking; conspicuous bare yellow throat and neck skin diagnostic; red facial skin; red legs; dark bill. Sexes similar; …

About These Birds

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.

Yellow-necked Spurfowl

A large Phasianidae spurfowl (~632 g) of dry woodland, thornbush, and bushed grassland in Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, and Tanzania. Conspicuous bare yellow throat patch is diagnostic. Forms large noisy groups at dusk. Feeds on seeds, roots, fruits, and invertebrates. Common in arid East Africa; Least Concern.

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