Chimp & See Talk

Black-fronted duiker or not?

  • Boleyn by Boleyn moderator

    Could we please have the exact description of black-fronted duikers and where they are likely to be found? I'm quite confused with this different types of red duikers with no black stripe on the back.

    Thanks a lot!

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  • jwidness by jwidness moderator

    I wish there were an exact description! @Quia and I are looking through some references right now to try to work it out, but the subspecies and geographic variation can be quite large, and some are just simply not well documented! We'll get back to you when we have more information.

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  • Boleyn by Boleyn moderator

    great, thanks a lot @jwidness!

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  • Quia by Quia moderator

    Don't worry, you're not the only one confused! This is my working list so far trying to figure out who and what to add to the duiker guide. It's been a while since we've had some good, confusing duikers 😃

    Definitely Weyn's

    ACP000cmht ACP000auth ACP00004v8 ACP000bm11 ACP000av7m

    Darker head/neck, probably Weyn's

    ACP000bm11 ACP000bwx9 ACP000cku4

    Definitely black fronted

    ACP000c3qr ACP000c68c ACP000c6gm ACP000cgzw ACP000btm1

    Probably black fronted

    ACP000cbj5 ACP000bv6y

    Dark brown/black head, lighter muddy brown body, sometimes with large horns. Mystery Duiker 😃

    ACP000c53i ACP000cnp5 ACP000c53j ACP000c5o2 ACP000coti ACP000c53i ACP000buki ACP000bdky ACP000c4ty

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  • yshish by yshish moderator

    I like the last category !! 😄 (So nice to see you back, @Quia !!)

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  • Snorticus by Snorticus

    Thank you for this list, Quia - duikers are hard at the moment! 😉

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