Blauer Pfau vs Mikado Pheasant
Pavo cristatus verglichen mit Syrmaticus mikado
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Blauer Pfau | Mikado Pheasant |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Pavo cristatus | Syrmaticus mikado |
| 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) | 43,8 cm (17.2 in) |
| Gewicht | 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) | 1157,5 g (40.83 oz) |
| Ernährung | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … | Eats seeds, berries, plant material, and invertebrates in Taiwanese montane forest; scratches ground for food. |
| Gelegegröße | 3-8 | 5-10 |
| 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.
Mikado Pheasant
Soft, muffled 'koh-koh' low crow; Taiwan endemic that calls infrequently from dense mountain forest. Alarm is a sharp cackle; wing-drumming territorial display at dawn during breeding season.
Geographic Range & Migration
Blauer Pfau
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Mikado Pheasant
Endemic to Taiwan; resident of dense montane forest and bamboo thickets between 1,800 and 3,300 m elevation.
Erhaltungsstatus
Blauer Pfau
Mikado 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
Mikado Pheasant
Male iridescent blue-black with white shaft streaks on wings forming bold white spots; long dark-barred tail; red facial wattle. Female warm brown with buff shaft streaks and dark brown barring …
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.
Mikado Pheasant
A national symbol of Taiwan, this Phasianidae pheasant (~1.16 kg) inhabits dense temperate forests at 1,800–3,300 m. Males are iridescent blue-black with white wing bars and a long barred tail. Feeds on seeds, berries, ferns, and invertebrates. Listed as Taiwan's protected bird; Least Concern.