Pavo Real Común vs Harwood's Spurfowl

Pavo cristatus comparado con Pternistis harwoodi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Pavo Real Común Harwood's Spurfowl
Nombre científico Pavo cristatus Pternistis harwoodi
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) 35,0 cm (13.8 in)
Peso 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) 495,5 g (17.48 oz)
Dieta Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant material in Ethiopian highland gorge scrub; poorly known.
Tamaño de la puesta 3-8 3-10
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Pavo Real Común 195,0 cm
Harwood's Spurfowl
Envergadura
Pavo Real Común 160,0 cm
Harwood's Spurfowl 35,0 cm
Peso
Pavo Real Común 5000,0 g
Harwood's Spurfowl 495,5 g
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Pavo Real Común only

Harwood's Spurfowl 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.

Harwood's Spurfowl

Canto

Raucous cackling duet; sharp, scratchy 'kwek-kwek' repeated in rapid series; uncommon call rarely documented; contact notes low and clucking

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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.

Harwood's Spurfowl

Highly restricted to the Blue Nile gorge and surrounding highlands in Amhara region, Ethiopia; one of Africa's rarest spurfowl.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Pavo Real Común

Near Threatened

Harwood's Spurfowl

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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

Harwood's Spurfowl

Plumaje

Brown above with buff shaft streaks; white below with dark brown streaking; red bill; bare red throat; red facial skin; red legs. Very similar to Clapperton's Spurfowl; restricted to Blue …

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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.

Harwood's Spurfowl

A medium Phasianidae spurfowl (~496 g) endemic to the Blue Nile gorge in central Ethiopia, with a highly restricted range. Found in rocky ravines with scrubby vegetation. Brown-streaked plumage; red facial skin. Feeds on seeds and invertebrates. Near Threatened from agricultural encroachment into its narrow gorge habitat.

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