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

Body Length
Blauer Pfau 195,0 cm
Palawan Peacock-Pheasant
Flügelspannweite
Blauer Pfau 160,0 cm
Palawan Peacock-Pheasant 35,8 cm
Gewicht
Blauer Pfau 5000,0 g
Palawan Peacock-Pheasant 379,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Blauer Pfau only

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Palawan Peacock-Pheasant only

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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

Gesang

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

Gesang

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

Least Concern

Blauer Pfau

Vulnerable

Palawan Peacock-Pheasant

How to Tell Them Apart

Blauer Pfau

Gefieder

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.

Schnabel

Short, stout, greyish-horn bill

Palawan Peacock-Pheasant

Gefieder

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.

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