Blauer Pfau vs Palawan Peacock-Pheasant
Pavo cristatus verglichen mit Polyplectron napoleonis
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Blauer Pfau | Palawan Peacock-Pheasant |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Pavo cristatus | Polyplectron napoleonis |
| Ordnung | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familie | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Least Concern | Vulnerable |
| Länge | 195,0 cm (76.8 in) | — |
| Flügelspannweite | 160,0 cm (63.0 in) | 35,8 cm (14.1 in) |
| Gewicht | 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) | 379,0 g (13.37 oz) |
| Ernährung | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … | Forages on Palawan forest floor for seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small vertebrates; scratches leaf litter. |
| Gelegegröße | 3-8 | 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.
Palawan Peacock-Pheasant
Sharp, thin 'kwee-kwee' whistles during display; male fans ocellated tail simultaneously. Contact calls soft clucking between pairs. Alarm is explosive sharp 'kek'. Palawan endemic.
Geographic Range & Migration
Blauer Pfau
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Palawan Peacock-Pheasant
Endemic to Palawan Island, Philippines; resident of primary and secondary lowland and montane forest.
Erhaltungsstatus
Blauer Pfau
Palawan 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
Palawan Peacock-Pheasant
Male velvety black with iridescent blue-green and violet ocelli on wings and tail; white facial markings; white supercilium and throat. Female dark brown with pale buff face and underparts; few …
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.
Palawan Peacock-Pheasant
A small, exquisite Phasianidae pheasant (~379 g) endemic to forested slopes of Palawan Island in the Philippines. Males display metallic-green and blue ocelli on tail and wings during courtship. Forages on ground in primary and secondary forest for seeds and invertebrates. Vulnerable from deforestation on Palawan.