Blauer Pfau vs Scaly Spurfowl
Pavo cristatus verglichen mit Pternistis squamatus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Blauer Pfau | Scaly Spurfowl |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Pavo cristatus | Pternistis squamatus |
| 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) | 35,4 cm (13.9 in) |
| Gewicht | 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) | 457,25 g (16.13 oz) |
| Ernährung | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … | Eats seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in montane grassland and forest edge of central Africa. |
| Gelegegröße | 3-8 | 3-8 |
| 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.
Scaly Spurfowl
Loud raucous call; cackling 'kek-kek-kek' notes rising in intensity; pairs duet with discordant, overlapping phrases at forest edges
Geographic Range & Migration
Blauer Pfau
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Scaly Spurfowl
Resident of moist highland forest, bamboo, and scrub in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and DR Congo, mainly above 800 m.
Erhaltungsstatus
Blauer Pfau
Scaly Spurfowl
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
Scaly Spurfowl
Distinctive; brown above; underparts white with dark-centered feathers giving scaly appearance rather than streaked; red bill; red facial skin; yellow-orange legs. Sexes similar; East and Central African montane forests.
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.
Scaly Spurfowl
A medium Phasianidae spurfowl (~457 g) of montane forest edges and highland grassland across equatorial Africa. Distinctive scaly pattern on the breast from dark feather centres. Pairs forage on the ground for seeds and invertebrates in bamboo and montane forest margins. Widespread in upland Africa; Least Concern.