Blauer Pfau vs Siamese Fireback
Pavo cristatus verglichen mit Lophura diardi
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Blauer Pfau | Siamese Fireback |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Pavo cristatus | Lophura diardi |
| 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) | 46,0 cm (18.1 in) |
| Gewicht | 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) | 1041,6666666666667 g (36.74 oz) |
| Ernährung | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … | Omnivorous; eats seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small vertebrates in SE Asian lowland and foothill forests. |
| Gelegegröße | 3-8 | 4-8 |
| 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
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.
Siamese Fireback
Loud 'kraw-KRAW' crowing calls; SE Asian species with nasal, penetrating quality. Alarm is rapid cackle. Males wing-drum in breeding season. Contact calls are guttural low clucks.
Geographic Range & Migration
Blauer Pfau
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Siamese Fireback
Resident of lowland and foothill forest in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam; tolerates secondary forest.
Erhaltungsstatus
Blauer Pfau
Siamese Fireback
How to Tell Them Apart
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
Siamese Fireback
Male grey-black with intricate white vermiculations on upperparts; crimson lower back; black crest; red facial skin. Female dark brown with black and white shaft streaks; white-tipped tail feathers.
About These Birds
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.
Siamese Fireback
National bird of Thailand, this Phasianidae pheasant (~1.04 kg) inhabits lowland and foothill forests across Indochina. Males sport grey-laced plumage, a red facial mask, and a yellow-orange rump. Forages on fruits, seeds, and invertebrates. Tolerates secondary forest; currently Least Concern.