White-breasted Guineafowl vs Black Guineafowl
Agelastes meleagrides 对比 Agelastes niger
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | White-breasted Guineafowl | Black Guineafowl |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Agelastes meleagrides | Agelastes niger |
| 目 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 科 | Numididae | Numididae |
| 保护状况 | Vulnerable | Least Concern |
| 体长 | — | — |
| 翼展 | 44.0 cm (17.3 in) | 42.1 cm (16.6 in) |
| 体重 | 815.0 g (28.75 oz) | 700.0 g (24.69 oz) |
| 食性 | Forages in African rainforest understorey for invertebrates, seeds, and fallen fruits. Scratches leaf litter in … | Omnivorous; forages in Central African rainforests for invertebrates, seeds, fallen fruits, and small vertebrates in … |
| 产卵数 | 12 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
White-breasted Guineafowl
Emits a high-pitched, metallic chink-chink call and soft clucking contact notes. The ringing, metallic notes are unlike typical guineafowl calls; heard in West African lowland rainforest.
Black Guineafowl
Produces a high-pitched, metallic clinking call and soft clucking series. Calls are unlike Helmeted Guineafowl; the metallic clinking echoes through Central African lowland forest.
Geographic Range & Migration
White-breasted Guineafowl
Resident in the Upper Guinea forests of West Africa from Sierra Leone and Liberia east to Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana. Found in lowland rainforest.
Black Guineafowl
Resident in the Congo Basin of Central Africa from Cameroon east to Uganda. Found in lowland and foothill rainforest.
保护状况
White-breasted Guineafowl
Black Guineafowl
How to Tell Them Apart
White-breasted Guineafowl
Body black with white breast and upper belly creating sharp bicoloured pattern; bare pink-red head and neck; no casque or wattles; tail black. Pied black-and-white body pattern is unique among …
Black Guineafowl
Entirely glossy black throughout; bare reddish-pink head and neck devoid of casque or wattle; no white spotting; legs dark; tail short and black. Uniform all-black plumage distinguishes from spotted relatives.
About These Birds
White-breasted Guineafowl
白胸珍珠鸡（Agelastes meleagrides），体重约815克，属珍珠鸡科（Numididae），胸部白色，体羽黑色，头部裸露呈粉色。分布于西非低地雨林，是较为罕见的珍珠鸡之一。
Black Guineafowl
黑珍珠鸡（Agelastes niger），体重约700克，属珍珠鸡科（Numididae），体羽全黑，头部裸露呈红色。分布于刚果盆地中部低地雨林，群居性，以森林地面植物为食。