Indian Peafowl vs Mikado Pheasant

Pavo cristatus مقارنةً بـ Syrmaticus mikado

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Indian Peafowl Mikado Pheasant
الاسم العلمي Pavo cristatus Syrmaticus mikado
الرتبة Galliformes Galliformes
الفصيلة Phasianidae Phasianidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول 195,0 cm (76.8 in)
طول الجناح 160,0 cm (63.0 in) 43,8 cm (17.2 in)
الوزن 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) 1157,5 g (40.83 oz)
النظام الغذائي Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … Eats seeds, berries, plant material, and invertebrates in Taiwanese montane forest; scratches ground for food.
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-8 5-10
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Indian Peafowl 195,0 cm
Mikado Pheasant
طول الجناح
Indian Peafowl 160,0 cm
Mikado Pheasant 43,8 cm
الوزن
Indian Peafowl 5000,0 g
Mikado Pheasant 1157,5 g
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Indian Peafowl only

بلا

Mikado Pheasant only

بلا

Indian Peafowl

Open forests, farmland, and areas near water in the Indian subcontinent. Highly adaptable and common near human settlements.

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Song & Call Comparison

Indian Peafowl

الغناء

Loud, harsh, repetitive 'may-AWE' screaming call, audible over great distances. Display calls are a mewing 'aaaow'. Peacocks call persistently at dawn and before rain.

Mikado Pheasant

الغناء

Soft, muffled 'koh-koh' low crow; Taiwan endemic that calls infrequently from dense mountain forest. Alarm is a sharp cackle; wing-drumming territorial display at dawn during breeding season.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Indian Peafowl

Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.

Mikado Pheasant

Endemic to Taiwan; resident of dense montane forest and bamboo thickets between 1,800 and 3,300 m elevation.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Indian Peafowl

Least Concern

Mikado Pheasant

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How to Tell Them Apart

Indian Peafowl

الريش

Males (peacocks) have iridescent blue-green plumage and an enormous train of elongated upper tail coverts with eye-spots. Females (peahens) are brown and cryptically patterned.

المنقار

Short, stout, greyish-horn bill

Mikado Pheasant

الريش

Male iridescent blue-black with white shaft streaks on wings forming bold white spots; long dark-barred tail; red facial wattle. Female warm brown with buff shaft streaks and dark brown barring …

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About These Birds

Indian Peafowl

The Indian peafowl is the national bird of India and one of the most spectacular birds in the world. The peacock's enormous train, which can span over two meters, is used in elaborate courtship displays where the feathers are fanned and vibrated. Despite their size, peafowl can fly short distances and roost in tall trees.

Mikado Pheasant

A national symbol of Taiwan, this Phasianidae pheasant (~1.16 kg) inhabits dense temperate forests at 1,800–3,300 m. Males are iridescent blue-black with white wing bars and a long barred tail. Feeds on seeds, berries, ferns, and invertebrates. Listed as Taiwan's protected bird; Least Concern.

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