Blauer Pfau vs Bornean Crestless Fireback

Pavo cristatus verglichen mit Lophura pyronota

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Blauer Pfau Bornean Crestless Fireback
Wissenschaftlicher Name Pavo cristatus Lophura pyronota
Ordnung Galliformes Galliformes
Familie Phasianidae Phasianidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern 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) 934,0 g (32.95 oz)
Ernährung Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … Feeds on fallen fruits, seeds, invertebrates, and small animals; forages on Bornean lowland forest floor.
Gelegegröße 3-8 3-6
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Blauer Pfau 195,0 cm
Bornean Crestless Fireback
Flügelspannweite
Blauer Pfau 160,0 cm
Bornean Crestless Fireback 44,2 cm
Gewicht
Blauer Pfau 5000,0 g
Bornean Crestless Fireback 934,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Blauer Pfau

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

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Bornean Crestless Fireback

Gesang

Harsh, explosive 'kak-kak-KAAK' alarm calls from lowland Bornean forest; poorly documented. Rarely heard except when flushed. Contact calls thought to be soft guttural clucks between pairs.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Blauer Pfau

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

Bornean Crestless Fireback

Endemic to Borneo; resident of lowland and hill forest in Sabah, Sarawak, and Kalimantan below 1,000 m.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Blauer Pfau

Endangered

Bornean Crestless Fireback

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How to Tell Them Apart

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

Bornean Crestless Fireback

Gefieder

Male deep blue-black with rufous-cinnamon lower back and rump; no crest; red orbital skin; shorter tail than Malay congener. Female dark brown with white shaft streaks; rufous tinge on lower …

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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.

Bornean Crestless Fireback

A Bornean-endemic Phasianidae pheasant (~934 g) of hill and montane forests. Males have blue-black plumage and red orbital skin without a crest, distinguishing it from the closely related Malay species. Diet includes seeds, fruits, and ground invertebrates. Endangered owing to ongoing deforestation in Borneo.

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