Blauer Pfau vs Malay Crestless Fireback
Pavo cristatus verglichen mit Lophura erythrophthalma
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Blauer Pfau | Malay Crestless Fireback |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Pavo cristatus | Lophura erythrophthalma |
| Ordnung | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familie | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Least Concern | Critically Endangered |
| Länge | 195,0 cm (76.8 in) | — |
| Flügelspannweite | 160,0 cm (63.0 in) | 44,2 cm (17.4 in) |
| Gewicht | 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) | 1024,6666666666667 g (36.14 oz) |
| Ernährung | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … | Ground forager in Sundaland lowland forest; eats fallen fruits, seeds, invertebrates, and small animals. |
| Gelegegröße | 3-8 | 3-6 |
| 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.
Malay Crestless Fireback
Sharp, staccato 'kak-kak' alarm calls; Peninsular Malaysian lowland rainforest species. Rarely vocal outside alarm situations. Contact calls between pairs are low guttural clucks.
Geographic Range & Migration
Blauer Pfau
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Malay Crestless Fireback
Resident of lowland and hill dipterocarp forest in peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and southern Thailand, below 800 m.
Erhaltungsstatus
Blauer Pfau
Malay Crestless 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
Malay Crestless Fireback
Male glossy blue-black; bright cinnamon-orange lower back and rump diagnostic; no crest; red orbital skin. Female brown with black scaling on upperparts and white streaks below; cinnamon rump duller than …
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.
Malay Crestless Fireback
A medium-large Phasianidae pheasant (~1.02 kg) of lowland dipterocarp forest in peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra. Males are rufous-chestnut with a distinctive bare red orbital patch; lacks a crest. Forages on seeds, fruits, and invertebrates on the forest floor. Critically Endangered from severe lowland deforestation.