Blauer Pfau vs Whyte's Francolin
Pavo cristatus verglichen mit Scleroptila whytei
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Blauer Pfau | Whyte's Francolin |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Pavo cristatus | Scleroptila whytei |
| 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) | 32,8 cm (12.9 in) |
| Gewicht | 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) | 488,0 g (17.21 oz) |
| Ernährung | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … | Forages for seeds, invertebrates, and plant material in miombo woodland and grassland of central Africa. |
| Gelegegröße | 3-8 | 4-6 |
| 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.
Whyte's Francolin
Loud 'krak-KRAK-kra' calls from C-SE African miombo woodland; sharp and penetrating. Alarm is rapid cackle. Pairs call from termite mound or rock perches at dawn. Miombo woodland specialist.
Geographic Range & Migration
Blauer Pfau
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Whyte's Francolin
Resident of miombo woodland, scrub, and rocky hillsides in Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and adjacent Tanzania and Mozambique.
Erhaltungsstatus
Blauer Pfau
Whyte's Francolin
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
Whyte's Francolin
Brown above with buff streaking; pale buff underparts with brown lateral streaking; white throat; rufous wing panel in flight; yellow-orange bill; red legs. Closely resembles Red-winged Francolin; central African range.
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.
Whyte's Francolin
A medium Phasianidae francolin (~488 g) of rocky hillsides, miombo woodland, and brachystegia scrub in Malawi, Zambia, and adjacent countries. Broadly similar to Shelley's Francolin but range largely allopatric. Feeds on seeds and invertebrates on the ground. Least Concern in its central-African highland range.