Blauer Pfau vs Mount Cameroon Spurfowl
Pavo cristatus verglichen mit Pternistis camerunensis
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Blauer Pfau | Mount Cameroon Spurfowl |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Pavo cristatus | Pternistis camerunensis |
| Ordnung | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familie | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Least Concern | Endangered |
| 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) | 551,0 g (19.44 oz) |
| Ernährung | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … | Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant material in Cameroonian montane forest and grassland. |
| Gelegegröße | 3-8 | -- |
| 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.
Mount Cameroon Spurfowl
Loud, ringing 'kreek-KRAAK' calls from Mt Cameroon montane forest; raucous and carrying. Cameroon endemic. Alarm is explosive rapid cackle. Poorly studied; calls from forest edge at dawn and dusk.
Geographic Range & Migration
Blauer Pfau
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Mount Cameroon Spurfowl
Endemic to the subalpine zone of Mount Cameroon, West Africa, above 2,000 m; one of the most restricted spurfowl species.
Erhaltungsstatus
Blauer Pfau
Mount Cameroon Spurfowl
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
Mount Cameroon Spurfowl
Dark brown above with pale buff streaking; white underparts with dense brown streaking; bare red facial skin around eye; yellow-orange legs; dark bill. Sexes similar; highly restricted highland Cameroon endemic.
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.
Mount Cameroon Spurfowl
A medium Phasianidae spurfowl (~551 g) endemic to the montane forests and forest edges of Mount Cameroon. Restricted to a single active volcano above 800 m elevation. Brown, streaked plumage; red facial skin. Feeds on seeds, fruits, and invertebrates. Endangered from limited range and ongoing agricultural encroachment.