Pavo Real Común vs Ocellated Turkey

Pavo cristatus comparado con Meleagris ocellata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Pavo Real Común Ocellated Turkey
Nombre científico Pavo cristatus Meleagris ocellata
Orden Galliformes Galliformes
Familia Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Near Threatened
Longitud 195,0 cm (76.8 in)
Envergadura 160,0 cm (63.0 in) 72,5 cm (28.5 in)
Peso 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) 4305,0 g (151.85 oz)
Dieta Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … Eats seeds, berries, invertebrates, and small reptiles in Central American tropical forests. Forages on ground …
Tamaño de la puesta 3-8 8-15
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Pavo Real Común 195,0 cm
Ocellated Turkey
Envergadura
Pavo Real Común 160,0 cm
Ocellated Turkey 72,5 cm
Peso
Pavo Real Común 5000,0 g
Ocellated Turkey 4305,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Pavo Real Común only

Ninguno

Ocellated Turkey only

Pavo Real Común

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

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.

Ocellated Turkey

Canto

High-pitched, nasal 'boing-boing-boing' gobble quite different from Wild Turkey; bell-like, higher pitched, and repeated faster. Alarm is a series of sharp yelps; clucks used for covey contact.

Geographic Range & Migration

Pavo Real Común

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

Ocellated Turkey

Endemic to the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, Belize, and northern Guatemala. Found in lowland tropical forest and woodland.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Pavo Real Común

Near Threatened

Ocellated Turkey

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

Ocellated Turkey

Plumaje

Iridescent bronze-green body; tail feathers grey-brown with brilliant blue-and-gold eye-spots; bare blue head skin with bright orange nodules; red eye-ring; peacock-like tail pattern is unmistakable.

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.

Ocellated Turkey

A large galliform (~4.3 kg) of family Phasianidae, with spectacular iridescent blue-green and bronze plumage and orange-blue eye spots on the tail. Endemic to the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, Belize, and northern Guatemala. Inhabits tropical forests and forest edges. Feeds on seeds, berries, and invertebrates. Near Threatened due to hunting and deforestation in the Mesoamerican lowlands.

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