Coqui Francolin vs Blauer Pfau

Campocolinus coqui verglichen mit Pavo cristatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Coqui Francolin Blauer Pfau
Wissenschaftlicher Name Campocolinus coqui Pavo cristatus
Ordnung Galliformes Galliformes
Familie Phasianidae Phasianidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 195,0 cm (76.8 in)
Flügelspannweite 160,0 cm (63.0 in)
Gewicht 256,0 g (9.03 oz) 5000,0 g (176.37 oz)
Ernährung Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant material in African savanna grassland; forages in pairs or … Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in …
Gelegegröße 4-7 3-8
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Coqui Francolin
Blauer Pfau 195,0 cm
Flügelspannweite
Coqui Francolin
Blauer Pfau 160,0 cm
Gewicht
Coqui Francolin 256,0 g
Blauer Pfau 5000,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Coqui Francolin only

Blauer Pfau only

Blauer Pfau

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

Song & Call Comparison

Coqui Francolin

Gesang

Distinctive 'co-QUI' calls giving bird its name; male 'co', female 'qui' in antiphonal duet. African grassland species. Alarm is a rapid harsh cackle. Pairs call at dawn from open habitat.

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

Coqui Francolin

Resident of open woodland, savanna, and tall grassland across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to Mozambique.

Blauer Pfau

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Coqui Francolin

Least Concern

Blauer Pfau

How to Tell Them Apart

Coqui Francolin

Gefieder

Male with plain orange-buff head and neck; brown upperparts with buff shaft streaks; buff-white underparts barred dark brown on flanks. Female has brown and buff barred head; both sexes with …

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

Coqui Francolin

A small, noisy Phasianidae francolin (~256 g) named for its 'co-qui' call, widespread in open grassland and savanna across sub-Saharan Africa. Males have a distinctive white-supercilium face pattern. Gregarious in open country; feeds on seeds and invertebrates. Common and adaptable to lightly disturbed habitats. 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.

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