Bornean Peacock-Pheasant vs Ahanta Spurfowl

Polyplectron schleiermacheri so với Pternistis ahantensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Bornean Peacock-Pheasant Ahanta Spurfowl
Tên Khoa Học Polyplectron schleiermacheri Pternistis ahantensis
Bộ Galliformes Galliformes
Họ Phasianidae Phasianidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Endangered Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 37,4 cm (14.7 in) 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
Khối Lượng 512,0 g (18.06 oz) 547,5 g (19.31 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Ground forager in Bornean lowland forest; eats seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small animals. Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African lowland forest and thicket.
Số Trứng 1 3-12
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant only

Ahanta Spurfowl only

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Song & Call Comparison

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant

Tiếng Hót

Soft, plaintive 'kwii-kwii' whistle; rarely heard from Bornean lowland peat swamp. Poorly documented vocally. Alarm presumably a sharp 'kek'. Males produce soft calls during ocellated tail display.

Ahanta Spurfowl

Tiếng Hót

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

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant

Endemic to Borneo; resident of lowland and hill forest in Sabah, Sarawak, and Kalimantan; one of the rarest pheasants.

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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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Endangered

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant

Least Concern

Ahanta Spurfowl

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How to Tell Them Apart

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant

Bộ Lông

Male brown with dense small iridescent blue-green ocelli across wings and tail; reddish-pink orbital skin; white speckled face. Female similar but smaller; ocelli reduced and duller; brown overall.

Ahanta Spurfowl

Bộ Lông

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

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant

One of the rarest Phasianidae pheasants (~512 g), endemic to lowland primary forests of Borneo. Males have brown plumage densely patterned with iridescent blue-green ocelli. Rarely observed; forages on seeds and invertebrates. Endangered due to rapid destruction of Bornean lowland forest; few confirmed recent records.

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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