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Scaly Spurfowl

Pternistis squamatus

Least Concern

Chiều Dài Sải Cánh

35,4 cm

Khối Lượng

457,25 g

Họ

Phasianidae

Bộ

Galliformes

Giới Thiệu

A medium Phasianidae spurfowl (~457 g) of montane forest edges and highland grassland across equatorial Africa. Distinctive scaly pattern on the breast from dark feather centres. Pairs forage on the ground for seeds and invertebrates in bamboo and montane forest margins. Widespread in upland Africa; Least Concern.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh	35,4 cm	13.9 in
Khối Lượng	457,25 g	16.13 oz

Nhận Dạng

Bộ Lông

Distinctive; brown above; underparts white with dark-centered feathers giving scaly appearance rather than streaked; red bill; red facial skin; yellow-orange legs. Sexes similar; East and Central African montane forests.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest

Phạm Vi Địa Lý

Resident of moist highland forest, bamboo, and scrub in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and DR Congo, mainly above 800 m.

Diet & Feeding

Eats seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in montane grassland and forest edge of central Africa.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Hành Vi & Sinh Sản

Làm Tổ

Nest type: SC.

Số Trứng

3-8

Âm Thanh

Tiếng Hót

Loud raucous call; cackling 'kek-kek-kek' notes rising in intensity; pairs duet with discordant, overlapping phrases at forest edges

Phân Loại Học

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Bộ	Galliformes (Gamebirds)
Họ	Phasianidae (Pheasants & Partridges)
Genus	Pternistis
Loài	Pternistis squamatus

Distribution

Scaly Spurfowl has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Hiện Diện Not recorded