Grey Junglefowl vs Blauer Pfau
Gallus sonneratii verglichen mit Pavo cristatus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Grey Junglefowl | Blauer Pfau |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Gallus sonneratii | Pavo cristatus |
| Ordnung | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familie | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Länge | — | 195,0 cm (76.8 in) |
| Flügelspannweite | 43,6 cm (17.2 in) | 160,0 cm (63.0 in) |
| Gewicht | 855,25 g (30.17 oz) | 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) |
| Ernährung | Omnivorous; forages for seeds, invertebrates, berries, and small animals by scratching in Indian dry forest. | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … |
| Gelegegröße | 2-10 | 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
Grey Junglefowl
Distinctive crow 'kyuk-KYUK-kyuk-kuKUK'; lower and slower than Red Junglefowl. Indian species calling from jungle edge at dawn. Alarm is a cackling rattle; females give soft contact clucks to chicks.
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
Grey Junglefowl
Endemic to peninsular India; resident of dry deciduous forest, scrub, and thorn jungle, mainly in southern and western India.
Blauer Pfau
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Erhaltungsstatus
Grey Junglefowl
Blauer Pfau
How to Tell Them Apart
Grey Junglefowl
Male dark grey with white shaft streaks and yellow waxy spots on hackles; black breast; red serrated comb. Female grey-brown with white shaft streaks on breast; both sexes with distinctively …
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
Grey Junglefowl
A medium-sized Phasianidae junglefowl (~855 g) endemic to peninsular India. Males have grey-spotted hackles with waxy yellow shaft-streaks and a prominent red comb. Inhabits scrub and open deciduous forest. Diet includes seeds, fruits, and invertebrates. Contributed to the domestic chicken gene pool; 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.