Blauer Pfau vs Reeves's Pheasant
Pavo cristatus verglichen mit Syrmaticus reevesii
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Blauer Pfau | Reeves's Pheasant |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Pavo cristatus | Syrmaticus reevesii |
| Ordnung | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familie | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Least Concern | Vulnerable |
| Länge | 195,0 cm (76.8 in) | — |
| Flügelspannweite | 160,0 cm (63.0 in) | 49,6 cm (19.5 in) |
| Gewicht | 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) | 1239,0 g (43.70 oz) |
| Ernährung | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … | Forages on seeds, grain, berries, roots, and invertebrates; scratches and digs in forest floor leaf … |
| Gelegegröße | 3-8 | 6-15 |
| 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.
Reeves's Pheasant
Loud, crow-like 'ga-ga-GAAK' crowing call; slightly higher than Common Pheasant. Chinese mountain forest species. Alarm is rapid explosive cackle and wing-beating display. Contact calls soft clucking.
Geographic Range & Migration
Blauer Pfau
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Reeves's Pheasant
Native to mountain forest and scrubland in central and northern China; introduced and established in parts of Europe and North America.
Erhaltungsstatus
Blauer Pfau
Reeves's 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
Reeves's Pheasant
Male boldly patterned: white head with black mask; golden-yellow and black scalloped body; white-barred brown wings; extraordinarily long silvery-grey tail with black barring up to 2.4 m. Female mottled brown.
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.
Reeves's Pheasant
A large Phasianidae pheasant (~1.24 kg) of central China's deciduous mountain forests, notable for the male's spectacular tail reaching up to 2.4 m. Forages on seeds, bulbs, and berries on forested slopes. Introduced populations exist in Europe. Vulnerable due to habitat loss and hunting.