Bar-backed Partridge vs Blauer Pfau
Arborophila brunneopectus verglichen mit Pavo cristatus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Bar-backed Partridge | Blauer Pfau |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Arborophila brunneopectus | Pavo cristatus |
| Ordnung | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familie | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Länge | — | 195,0 cm (76.8 in) |
| Flügelspannweite | 26,3 cm (10.4 in) | 160,0 cm (63.0 in) |
| Gewicht | 292,5 g (10.32 oz) | 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) |
| Ernährung | Forages on floor of Southeast Asian hill and montane forests for seeds, invertebrates, and small … | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … |
| Gelegegröße | 4 | 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
Bar-backed Partridge
Loud, mellow 'hoo-WEE' whistle in pairs; first note lower and shorter. SE Asian hill forest species calling from dense cover at dusk and dawn. Alarm a clucking rattle.
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
Bar-backed Partridge
Resident in Thailand, southern China, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam. Found in dense forest and bamboo below 1,800 m.
Blauer Pfau
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Erhaltungsstatus
Bar-backed Partridge
Blauer Pfau
How to Tell Them Apart
Bar-backed Partridge
Back and wings brown with bold black-and-buff barring; throat and face buff with dark streaks; breast brown; flanks grey with white streaks; bare red eye-ring; barred back is the key …
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
Bar-backed Partridge
A medium-sized partridge (~290 g) of family Phasianidae, with boldly barred brown upperparts and a brownish breast. Inhabits subtropical and lower montane forests of northern Southeast Asia from Myanmar and Thailand to southern China and Indochina. Forages on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; broadly distributed across mainland Southeast Asian montane forests.
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.