Pavo Real Común vs Bronze-tailed Peacock-Pheasant
Pavo cristatus comparado con Polyplectron chalcurum
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Pavo Real Común | Bronze-tailed Peacock-Pheasant |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Pavo cristatus | Polyplectron chalcurum |
| Orden | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familia | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | 195,0 cm (76.8 in) | — |
| Envergadura | 160,0 cm (63.0 in) | 32,2 cm (12.7 in) |
| Peso | 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) | 366,75 g (12.94 oz) |
| Dieta | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … | Ground forager in Sumatran montane forest; eats seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small animals. |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 3-8 | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Pavo Real Común only
Ninguno
Bronze-tailed Peacock-Pheasant 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
Pavo Real Común
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.
Bronze-tailed Peacock-Pheasant
High-pitched, thin 'tsii-tsii' whistle; Sumatran endemic with quiet, high voice. Alarm a sharp 'kek'. Male calls during display from dense understorey. Rarely recorded in the wild.
Geographic Range & Migration
Pavo Real Común
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Bronze-tailed Peacock-Pheasant
Endemic to the mountains of northern and central Sumatra; resident of submontane and montane forest, 600–1,800 m.
Estado de conservación
Pavo Real Común
Bronze-tailed Peacock-Pheasant
How to Tell Them Apart
Pavo Real Común
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
Bronze-tailed Peacock-Pheasant
Brown with white shaft streaks; tail feathers with bronzy-green iridescent sheen lacking distinct round ocelli; differs from congeners in this reduced ocellation; reddish orbital skin; pale buff face scaling.
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.
Bronze-tailed Peacock-Pheasant
A small Phasianidae pheasant (~367 g) endemic to montane forests of Sumatra, typically above 1,000 m. Males are brown with sparse bronze ocelli on the tail. Distinguished from related species by the reduced and bronzy iridescence. Forages on seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern within its montane habitat.