Pavo Real Común vs Malay Crested Fireback

Pavo cristatus comparado con Lophura rufa

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Pavo Real Común Malay Crested Fireback
Nombre científico Pavo cristatus Lophura rufa
Orden Galliformes Galliformes
Familia Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Vulnerable
Longitud 195,0 cm (76.8 in)
Envergadura 160,0 cm (63.0 in) 56,2 cm (22.1 in)
Peso 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) 1815,0 g (64.02 oz)
Dieta Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … Feeds on fallen fruits, seeds, invertebrates, and small animals in Malay Peninsula lowland forest.
Tamaño de la puesta 3-8 5
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Pavo Real Común 195,0 cm
Malay Crested Fireback
Envergadura
Pavo Real Común 160,0 cm
Malay Crested Fireback 56,2 cm
Peso
Pavo Real Común 5000,0 g
Malay Crested Fireback 1815,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Pavo Real Común only

Ninguno

Malay Crested Fireback only

Pavo Real Común

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

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.

Malay Crested Fireback

Canto

Deep, resonant 'KORK-KORK' crowing; Peninsular Malaysia species with powerful, far-carrying voice. Alarm is explosive rapid cackle. Contact calls soft guttural clucks between birds.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Pavo Real Común

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

Malay Crested Fireback

Resident of lowland and hill forest in peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and southern Thailand; replaced in Borneo by the Bornean Crested Fireback.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Pavo Real Común

Vulnerable

Malay Crested Fireback

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How to Tell Them Apart

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

Malay Crested Fireback

Plumaje

Male deep chestnut-brown with blue-black belly and tail; white-streaked flanks; blue crest; blue and red facial wattle. Female warm reddish-brown with fine white streaking; shorter blue crest than male.

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About These Birds

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.

Malay Crested Fireback

A large, boldly patterned Phasianidae pheasant (~1.82 kg) of lowland dipterocarp forests in peninsular Malaysia. Males display chestnut-orange plumage, a curled blue-black crest, and cobalt-blue facial skin. Feeds on fallen fruits, seeds, and small invertebrates. Vulnerable from accelerating lowland forest clearance.

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