Rufous-throated Partridge vs Blauer Pfau

Arborophila rufogularis verglichen mit Pavo cristatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Rufous-throated Partridge Blauer Pfau
Wissenschaftlicher Name Arborophila rufogularis Pavo cristatus
Ordnung Galliformes Galliformes
Familie Phasianidae Phasianidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 195,0 cm (76.8 in)
Flügelspannweite 27,0 cm (10.6 in) 160,0 cm (63.0 in)
Gewicht 298,1666666666667 g (10.52 oz) 5000,0 g (176.37 oz)
Ernährung Forages on floor of South and Southeast Asian hill forests for seeds, invertebrates, and small … Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in …
Gelegegröße 4-8 3-8
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Rufous-throated Partridge
Blauer Pfau 195,0 cm
Flügelspannweite
Rufous-throated Partridge 27,0 cm
Blauer Pfau 160,0 cm
Gewicht
Rufous-throated Partridge 298,1666666666667 g
Blauer Pfau 5000,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Blauer Pfau

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

Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-throated Partridge

Gesang

Rich, repeated 'who-WHEEE-oo' whistle with slight burry quality; resonant and far-carrying. Male calls persistently at dawn in SE Asian forests. Alarm a rapid staccato 'kik-kik' series.

Blauer Pfau

Gesang

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

Rufous-throated Partridge

Resident in the foothills and hills of the eastern Himalayas and Indochina from Nepal east to southern China and Vietnam at 300-2,400 m.

Blauer Pfau

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Rufous-throated Partridge

Least Concern

Blauer Pfau

How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-throated Partridge

Gefieder

Brown above with black-and-buff streaking; throat bright rufous-orange; breast grey with rufous mottling; flanks grey streaked white; bare red eye-ring; rufous throat patch is the distinguishing feature.

Blauer Pfau

Gefieder

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.

Schnabel

Short, stout, greyish-horn bill

About These Birds

Rufous-throated Partridge

A medium-sized partridge (~300 g) of family Phasianidae, with a rufous throat and intricate brown plumage. Inhabits subtropical and lower montane forests from northeastern India and Bangladesh through Myanmar to southwestern China and northern Indochina. Forages on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; widespread in lower Himalayan and Southeast Asian mountain 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.

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