Red Spurfowl vs Blauer Pfau
Galloperdix spadicea verglichen mit Pavo cristatus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Red Spurfowl | Blauer Pfau |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Galloperdix spadicea | Pavo cristatus |
| Ordnung | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familie | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Länge | — | 195,0 cm (76.8 in) |
| Flügelspannweite | 29,0 cm (11.4 in) | 160,0 cm (63.0 in) |
| Gewicht | 369,0 g (13.02 oz) | 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) |
| Ernährung | Omnivorous; eats seeds, berries, tubers, invertebrates, and small animals; scratches dry deciduous forest floor. | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … |
| Gelegegröße | 2-5 | 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
Red Spurfowl
Loud, harsh 'kreek-kreek-kreek' calls from Indian jungle undergrowth; rasping and insistent. Alarm is a sharp explosive cackle. Contact calls between pairs are soft, guttural 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
Red Spurfowl
Endemic to India; resident of dry and moist deciduous forest, scrub jungle, and rocky hillsides across much of peninsular India.
Blauer Pfau
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Erhaltungsstatus
Red Spurfowl
Blauer Pfau
How to Tell Them Apart
Red Spurfowl
Male rich chestnut-brown overall with dark grey face; darker brown barring on back and wings; red facial skin. Female similar but paler greyish-brown; both sexes have diagnostic red legs and …
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
Red Spurfowl
A medium-small Phasianidae spurfowl (~369 g) endemic to deciduous and scrub forests of peninsular India. Males are chestnut-red with red orbital skin; females are duller brown. Armed with multiple leg spurs. Forages on the ground for seeds, berries, and invertebrates. Secretive but locally common. 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.