Blauer Pfau vs Mandarinente
Pavo cristatus verglichen mit Aix galericulata
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Blauer Pfau | Mandarinente |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Pavo cristatus | Aix galericulata |
| Ordnung | Galliformes | Anseriformes |
| Familie | Phasianidae | Anatidae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Länge | 195,0 cm (76.8 in) | 44,0 cm (17.3 in) |
| Flügelspannweite | 160,0 cm (63.0 in) | 70,0 cm (27.6 in) |
| Gewicht | 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) | 570,0 g (20.11 oz) |
| Ernährung | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … | Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and … |
| Gelegegröße | 3-8 | 7-14 |
| 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.
Mandarinente
Wooded lakes, rivers, and ponds surrounded by dense forest. Unlike most ducks, regularly perches in trees and nests in tree cavities.
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.
Mandarinente
Male gives a low whistled 'hib' or 'weep'. Female utters a soft quacking 'kek'. Generally quiet and secretive. No loud territorial song; vocalizations subtle and brief.
Geographic Range & Migration
Blauer Pfau
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Mandarinente
Native to East Asia including eastern Russia, China, Japan, and Korea. Feral populations established in Britain and western Europe.
Erhaltungsstatus
Blauer Pfau
Mandarinente
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
Mandarinente
Breeding males have an elaborate pattern of orange, green, white, and purple with distinctive orange sail feathers on the back. Females are grey-brown with a white eye-ring and stripe.
Small red bill in breeding males, pinkish in females
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.
Mandarinente
Die Mandarinente gilt weithin als die schönste Ente der Welt. In der ostasiatischen Kultur symbolisiert sie Liebe und Treue, da sie feste Paarbindungen eingeht. Anders als die meisten Enten nistet die Mandarinente in Baumhöhlen bis zu 9 Meter über dem Boden, sodass die erst einen Tag alten Küken zu Boden springen müssen.