Blauer Pfau vs Jungle Bush-quail
Pavo cristatus verglichen mit Perdicula asiatica
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Blauer Pfau | Jungle Bush-quail |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Pavo cristatus | Perdicula asiatica |
| 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) | 16,2 cm (6.4 in) |
| Gewicht | 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) | 69,5 g (2.45 oz) |
| Ernährung | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … | Feeds on small seeds, invertebrates, and plant material in Indian grass scrub and forest edges. |
| 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.
Jungle Bush-quail
Shrill, piping 'pi-pi-pi-pi' whistle; tiny Indian grassland quail with high-pitched call carrying from short grass at dawn. Alarm is sharp 'kik'. Covey contact maintained with soft, rolling clucks.
Geographic Range & Migration
Blauer Pfau
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Jungle Bush-quail
Endemic to India; resident of dry grassland, scrub, and rocky hillsides from the base of the Himalayas south through central and peninsular India.
Erhaltungsstatus
Blauer Pfau
Jungle Bush-quail
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
Jungle Bush-quail
Male brown above with buff shaft streaks; white underparts densely barred dark brown; rufous face and throat. Female plain rufous-brown below with less barring; pale buff supercilium; red bill in …
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.
Jungle Bush-quail
A tiny Phasianidae quail (~70 g) of grass-covered scrub and open woodland across peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Males are strikingly barred rufous and white; females are duller. Coveys scurry through dense grass understorey. Feeds on tiny seeds and invertebrates. Common in suitable habitat; Least Concern.