Pavo Real Común vs Hainan Peacock-Pheasant
Pavo cristatus comparado con Polyplectron katsumatae
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Pavo Real Común | Hainan Peacock-Pheasant |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Pavo cristatus | Polyplectron katsumatae |
| Orden | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familia | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Endangered |
| Longitud | 195,0 cm (76.8 in) | — |
| Envergadura | 160,0 cm (63.0 in) | 32,4 cm (12.8 in) |
| Peso | 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) | 554,6 g (19.56 oz) |
| Dieta | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … | Ground forager; eats seeds, fruits, and invertebrates in Hainan Island tropical forest. |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 3-8 | 1-2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
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.
Hainan Peacock-Pheasant
Thin whistled 'kwi-kwi' display calls; Hainan endemic, one of world's rarest pheasants. Alarm is a sharp explosive 'kak'. Contact presumably low clucking. Very poorly documented vocally due to rarity.
Geographic Range & Migration
Pavo Real Común
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Hainan Peacock-Pheasant
Endemic to Hainan Island, China; resident of tropical broadleaf forest; critically endangered.
Estado de conservación
Pavo Real Común
Hainan 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
Hainan Peacock-Pheasant
Male brownish-black with blue-green iridescent ocelli on wings and tail; pinkish orbital skin; whitish-buff facial scaling. Female brown with small green ocelli; both sexes noticeably smaller than mainland relatives.
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.
Hainan Peacock-Pheasant
A small, critically threatened Phasianidae pheasant (~555 g) endemic to the tropical forests of Hainan Island, China. Males bear iridescent blue-green ocelli on a brown ground. Very few individuals remain in severely fragmented habitats. Feeds on seeds and invertebrates. Endangered from near-total loss of original forest cover.