Snow Mountain Quail vs Blauer Pfau
Anurophasis monorthonyx verglichen mit Pavo cristatus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Snow Mountain Quail | Blauer Pfau |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Anurophasis monorthonyx | Pavo cristatus |
| Ordnung | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familie | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Länge | — | 195,0 cm (76.8 in) |
| Flügelspannweite | 29,4 cm (11.6 in) | 160,0 cm (63.0 in) |
| Gewicht | 401,0 g (14.14 oz) | 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) |
| Ernährung | Poorly known; presumed to eat seeds and invertebrates in New Guinea alpine grassland above 3,000 … | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … |
| Gelegegröße | 3 | 3-8 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Blauer Pfau
Open forests, farmland, and areas near water in the Indian subcontinent. Highly adaptable and common near human settlements.
Song & Call Comparison
Snow Mountain Quail
Infrequently recorded; believed to give loud, far-carrying whistled calls from New Guinea alpine grassland. Poorly known vocally. Alarm presumed to be sharp 'kek' notes; rarely documented in field.
Blauer Pfau
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.
Geographic Range & Migration
Snow Mountain Quail
Endemic to the Snow Mountains (Pegunungan Maoke) of central New Guinea (Papua, Indonesia) above 3,100 m; poorly known.
Blauer Pfau
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Erhaltungsstatus
Snow Mountain Quail
Blauer Pfau
How to Tell Them Apart
Snow Mountain Quail
Large quail; brown above with black and buff streaking; white below with bold black streaks; white supercilium; chestnut-streaked flanks; red bill and legs. Sexes similar; high-altitude New Guinea endemic.
Blauer Pfau
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.
Short, stout, greyish-horn bill
About These Birds
Snow Mountain Quail
A large, robust Phasianidae quail (~401 g) restricted to subalpine and alpine grasslands of the Snow Mountains (Pegunungan Maoke) in West Papua. One of New Guinea's high-altitude endemics. Forages on the ground for grass seeds and invertebrates. Remote habitat affords some protection. Least Concern.
Blauer Pfau
Der Blaue Pfau ist der Nationalvogel Indiens und einer der spektakulärsten Vögel der Welt. Die riesige, über zwei Meter lange Schleppe des Pfaus wird bei aufwendigen Balzritualen gefächert und in Vibration versetzt. Trotz ihrer Größe können Pfauen kurze Strecken fliegen und übernachten in hohen Bäumen.