Blauer Pfau vs Clapperton's Spurfowl
Pavo cristatus verglichen mit Pternistis clappertoni
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Blauer Pfau | Clapperton's Spurfowl |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Pavo cristatus | Pternistis clappertoni |
| 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) | 35,3 cm (13.9 in) |
| Gewicht | 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) | 471,0 g (16.61 oz) |
| Ernährung | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … | Eats seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African savanna, farmland, and dry scrub. |
| Gelegegröße | 3-8 | 9 |
| 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.
Clapperton's Spurfowl
Grating, repetitive crowing; harsh 'krrr-krrr' phrases delivered in excited bursts; dawn chorus calls audible over long distances in dry woodland
Geographic Range & Migration
Blauer Pfau
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Clapperton's Spurfowl
Resident of open savanna, woodland, and farmland from Senegal east across the Sahel to Sudan and northern Cameroon.
Erhaltungsstatus
Blauer Pfau
Clapperton's 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
Clapperton's Spurfowl
Brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; whitish below with dark brown streaking; red bill; bare red throat patch diagnostic among West African spurfowl; red legs; red facial skin. Sexes …
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.
Clapperton's Spurfowl
A medium Phasianidae spurfowl (~471 g) of open savanna, cultivation edges, and dry woodland in the Sahel and adjacent sub-Saharan zones from Mali to Sudan. Streaked brown-and-white; red-based bill. Common in degraded and farmed landscapes. Feeds on seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern.