Cheer Pheasant vs Ahanta Spurfowl

Catreus wallichii 对比 Pternistis ahantensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Cheer Pheasant Ahanta Spurfowl
学名 Catreus wallichii Pternistis ahantensis
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保护状况 Vulnerable Least Concern
体长
翼展 48.9 cm (19.3 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
体重 1327.5 g (46.83 oz) 547.5 g (19.31 oz)
食性 -- Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African lowland forest and thicket.
产卵数 9-14 3-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Cheer Pheasant only

Ahanta Spurfowl only

Song & Call Comparison

Cheer Pheasant

鸣唱

Loud, far-carrying 'cheer-cheer-chirwa-chirwa' calls; responsible for common name. Himalayan species with ringing, slightly laughing quality to call. Alarm is a rapid harsh cackle from rocky slopes.

Ahanta Spurfowl

鸣唱

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Cheer Pheasant

Ahanta Spurfowl

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

保护状况

Vulnerable

Cheer Pheasant

Least Concern

Ahanta Spurfowl

How to Tell Them Apart

Cheer Pheasant

羽毛

Pale grey-brown overall with dense dark brown vermiculations; buff-white underparts streaked brown; long pale grey tail narrowly barred brown; red facial skin; grey crest. Sexes alike but female smaller.

Ahanta Spurfowl

羽毛

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.

About These Birds

Cheer Pheasant

彩雉,约1.33千克,分布于喜马拉雅西部多草山坡灌丛,全身大胆的灰褐色横纹,易危。

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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