Sri Lanka Spurfowl vs Pavo Real Común

Galloperdix bicalcarata comparado con Pavo cristatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Sri Lanka Spurfowl Pavo Real Común
Nombre científico Galloperdix bicalcarata Pavo cristatus
Orden Galliformes Galliformes
Familia Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud 195,0 cm (76.8 in)
Envergadura 30,0 cm (11.8 in) 160,0 cm (63.0 in)
Peso 298,0 g (10.51 oz) 5000,0 g (176.37 oz)
Dieta Omnivorous ground forager in Sri Lankan rainforest; takes seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small vertebrates. Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in …
Tamaño de la puesta 2-5 3-8
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Sri Lanka Spurfowl
Pavo Real Común 195,0 cm
Envergadura
Sri Lanka Spurfowl 30,0 cm
Pavo Real Común 160,0 cm
Peso
Sri Lanka Spurfowl 298,0 g
Pavo Real Común 5000,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Sri Lanka Spurfowl only

Ninguno

Pavo Real Común only

Ninguno

Pavo Real Común

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

Song & Call Comparison

Sri Lanka Spurfowl

Canto

Loud, explosive 'keow-KEOW-keow' cries from Sri Lankan rainforest; arresting and carrying. Alarm is rapid harsh cackle. Sri Lanka endemic. Contact calls low guttural clucks.

Pavo Real Común

Canto

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Sri Lanka Spurfowl

Endemic to Sri Lanka; resident of dense forest and jungle from lowlands to montane areas up to 2,100 m.

Pavo Real Común

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

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Sri Lanka Spurfowl

Least Concern

Pavo Real Común

How to Tell Them Apart

Sri Lanka Spurfowl

Plumaje

Male dark brown above with white shaft streaks; white-spotted rufous-brown underparts; red orbital skin. Female brownish with pale streaking throughout; both sexes with distinctive red legs; endemic to Sri Lanka.

Pavo Real Común

Plumaje

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.

Pico

Short, stout, greyish-horn bill

About These Birds

Sri Lanka Spurfowl

A small, endemic Phasianidae spurfowl (~298 g) restricted to forests and forest edges of Sri Lanka. Males are dark chestnut with white-streaked flanks and bright red orbital skin. Both sexes bear two spurs on each leg. Shy ground forager; feeds on seeds, roots, and invertebrates. Least Concern.

Pavo Real Común

El pavo real común es el pavo real más conocido, nativo del subcontinente indio, famoso por la espectacular cola con ocelos de los machos.

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