Blauer Pfau vs Germain's Peacock-Pheasant
Pavo cristatus verglichen mit Polyplectron germaini
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Blauer Pfau | Germain's Peacock-Pheasant |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Pavo cristatus | Polyplectron germaini |
| Ordnung | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familie | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Least Concern | Vulnerable |
| Länge | 195,0 cm (76.8 in) | — |
| Flügelspannweite | 160,0 cm (63.0 in) | 38,1 cm (15.0 in) |
| Gewicht | 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) | 453,5 g (16.00 oz) |
| Ernährung | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … | Forages in Vietnamese and Cambodian forest for seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small animals. |
| Gelegegröße | 3-8 | 1-2 |
| 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.
Germain's Peacock-Pheasant
High, thin 'kweee' whistle repeated during male display; Vietnam endemic with slightly mournful quality. Alarm is a sharp 'kak'. Contact calls between pairs are low soft clucks on forest floor.
Geographic Range & Migration
Blauer Pfau
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Germain's Peacock-Pheasant
Endemic to southern Vietnam and extreme southern Cambodia; resident of lowland and hill evergreen forest.
Erhaltungsstatus
Blauer Pfau
Germain's Peacock-Pheasant
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
Germain's Peacock-Pheasant
Male dark brown densely covered in iridescent green ocelli on wings and graduated tail; reddish orbital skin; buff-scaled face. Female similar but ocelli smaller and less iridescent; dark brown overall.
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.
Germain's Peacock-Pheasant
A medium-small Phasianidae pheasant (~454 g) of evergreen and semi-evergreen forests in southern Vietnam and adjacent Cambodia. Males are cryptically brown, patterned with violet-green ocelli. Shy and seldom observed; forages on the ground for seeds and invertebrates. Vulnerable from ongoing deforestation.