White-faced Partridge vs Blauer Pfau
Arborophila orientalis verglichen mit Pavo cristatus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | White-faced Partridge | Blauer Pfau |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Arborophila orientalis | Pavo cristatus |
| Ordnung | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familie | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Vulnerable | Least Concern |
| Länge | — | 195,0 cm (76.8 in) |
| Flügelspannweite | 28,5 cm (11.2 in) | 160,0 cm (63.0 in) |
| Gewicht | 310,5 g (10.95 oz) | 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) |
| Ernährung | Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of East Javan and Balinese montane forests. … | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … |
| Gelegegröße | 2-4 | 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
White-faced Partridge
Rising 'wheee-oo' whistle with clean, flute-like quality; calls from E Java mountains at dusk and dawn. Alarm produces sharp abrupt chips. Covey contact maintained with low rolling clucks.
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
White-faced Partridge
Endemic to the Lesser Sunda Islands of eastern Java, Bali, and Lombok. Found in montane and lowland forest.
Blauer Pfau
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Erhaltungsstatus
White-faced Partridge
Blauer Pfau
How to Tell Them Apart
White-faced Partridge
Brown above; face and throat strikingly white contrasting with dark crown and neck; breast grey; flanks olive-grey streaked white; bare reddish eye-ring; extensive white on face is immediately distinctive.
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
White-faced Partridge
A medium-sized partridge (~310 g) of family Phasianidae, with a distinctive white face and scaly brown upperparts. Found in montane forests of eastern Java and Bali. Inhabits highland broadleaved forest at 800–2,500 m elevation. Forages secretively on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Vulnerable; restricted to a small area of eastern Java and Bali with ongoing deforestation.
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.