Blauer Pfau vs Hildebrandt's Spurfowl

Pavo cristatus verglichen mit Pternistis hildebrandti

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Blauer Pfau Hildebrandt's Spurfowl
Wissenschaftlicher Name Pavo cristatus Pternistis hildebrandti
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) 35,5 cm (14.0 in)
Gewicht 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) 538,75 g (19.00 oz)
Ernährung Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … Omnivorous; eats seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in East African savanna, grassland, and woodland.
Gelegegröße 3-8 4-8
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Blauer Pfau 195,0 cm
Hildebrandt's Spurfowl
Flügelspannweite
Blauer Pfau 160,0 cm
Hildebrandt's Spurfowl 35,5 cm
Gewicht
Blauer Pfau 5000,0 g
Hildebrandt's Spurfowl 538,75 g
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Habitat Comparison

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Blauer Pfau only

Hildebrandt's Spurfowl only

Blauer Pfau

Open forests, farmland, and areas near water in the Indian subcontinent. Highly adaptable and common near human settlements.

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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.

Hildebrandt's Spurfowl

Gesang

Harsh, far-carrying duet call; grating 'chrr-chrr-chrr' rising in pitch; pairs often call simultaneously at dawn and dusk

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Geographic Range & Migration

Blauer Pfau

Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.

Hildebrandt's Spurfowl

Resident of dry savanna, scrub, and woodland in Kenya, Tanzania, eastern Uganda, and northeastern Rwanda.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Blauer Pfau

Least Concern

Hildebrandt's Spurfowl

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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

Hildebrandt's Spurfowl

Gefieder

Dark brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; white below with heavy dark brown streaking; red bill; red legs; red facial skin. Sexes similar; restricted to East African savanna; closely …

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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.

Hildebrandt's Spurfowl

A medium Phasianidae spurfowl (~539 g) of dry thornbush, open woodland, and grassland-woodland mosaics in Tanzania, Kenya, and adjacent countries. Streaked brown plumage; red orbital ring and bill. Forages on the ground for seeds, roots, and invertebrates. Common in suitable habitat; Least Concern.

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