Sexual Dimorphism

Question 1

What sexual dimorphism is exhibited in the Swainson’s Spurfowl?

Answer 1

• Male: Spurs on legs
• Female: No spurs on legs

Question 2

What sexual dimorphism is exhibited in the Black-bellied Bustard?

Answer 2

• Male: Black belly that runs up into black line up the neck to the throat
• Female: White belly, no black stripe up neck (overall cryptic colouration)

Question 3

What sexual dimorphism is exhibited in the Greater Painted Snipe?

Answer 3

• Male: Grey neck and breast; smaller white eye-mask
• Female: Chestnut neck and breast; white eye-mask more prominent (more striking colouration)

Question 4

What sexual dimorphism is exhibited in the Southern Ground-Hornbill?

Answer 4

• Male: No blue on red throat/gular pouch
• Female: Blue throat patch on red gular pouch

Question 5

What sexual dimorphism is exhibited in the Green Wood-hoopoe?

Answer 5

• Male: Bill more decurved and longer
• Female: Bill less decurved and shorter

Question 6

What sexual dimorphism is exhibited in the Golden-tailed Woodpecker

Answer 6

• Male: Red moustachial stripe, red cap fully covers head
• Female: Red only on nape as lacks red moustachial stripe

Question 7

What sexual dimorphism is exhibited in the Bennett’s Woodpecker?

Answer 7

• Male: Red moustachial stripe; lacks black forehead
• Female: Brown throat and stripe below the eye, black forehead, no red moustachial stripe

Question 8

What sexual dimorphism is exhibited in the Bearded Woodpecker?

Answer 8

• Male: Red hind crown
• Female: Black hind crown and nape (no red)

Question 9

What sexual dimorphism is exhibited in the Cardinal Woodpecker?

Answer 9

• Male: Red nape
• Female: Black nape

Question 10

What sexual dimorphism is exhibited in the Black Cuckooshrike?

Answer 10

• Male: Black with yellow shoulder and orange-yellow gape
• Female: Lighter overall with barred feathers below and bright yellow tail feathers and underwings

Question 11

What sexual dimorphism is exhibited in the Chinspot Batis?

Answer 11

• Male: Lacks spot on chin; black breast band
• Female: Rufous spot on the chin; rufous breast band

Question 12

What sexual dimorphism is exhibited in the Violet-backed Starling?

Answer 12

• Male: Violet coloured bird with white belly
• Female: Buffy brown with barred breast on white belly

Question 13

What sexual dimorphism is exhibited in the Collared Sunbird?

Answer 13

• Male: Thin purple breast band; green throat
• Female: Lacks green throat and purple band (yellow runs all the way up to bill)

Question 14

What sexual dimorphism is exhibited in the Giant Kingfisher?

Answer 14

• Male: Rufous breast (and barred belly)
• Female: Rufous belly (and black barred chest)

Question 15

What sexual dimorphism is exhibited in the Pied Kingfisher

Answer 15

• Male: Double breast band (“Belt and Bow-tie”)
• Female: Single incomplete breast band (“Black Bra”)

Question 16

What sexual dimorphism is exhibited in the Saddle-billed Stork

Answer 16

• Male: Dark eye; adult has yellow wattles (stirrups) at the base of bill
• Female: Yellow eye (Iris – NOT ring), no wattles

Question 17

What sexual dimorphism is exhibited in the Bateleur?

Answer 17

• Male: Flight: broad black trailing edge - At Rest: evenly dark sides
• Female: Flight: narrow black trailing edge - At Rest: grey patch on side