Pavo Real Común vs Scaly Spurfowl
Pavo cristatus comparado con Pternistis squamatus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Pavo Real Común | Scaly Spurfowl |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Pavo cristatus | Pternistis squamatus |
| 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) | 35,4 cm (13.9 in) |
| Peso | 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) | 457,25 g (16.13 oz) |
| Dieta | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … | Eats seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in montane grassland and forest edge of central Africa. |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 3-8 | 3-8 |
| 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.
Scaly Spurfowl
Loud raucous call; cackling 'kek-kek-kek' notes rising in intensity; pairs duet with discordant, overlapping phrases at forest edges
Geographic Range & Migration
Pavo Real Común
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Scaly Spurfowl
Resident of moist highland forest, bamboo, and scrub in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and DR Congo, mainly above 800 m.
Estado de conservación
Pavo Real Común
Scaly Spurfowl
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
Scaly Spurfowl
Distinctive; brown above; underparts white with dark-centered feathers giving scaly appearance rather than streaked; red bill; red facial skin; yellow-orange legs. Sexes similar; East and Central African montane forests.
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.
Scaly Spurfowl
A medium Phasianidae spurfowl (~457 g) of montane forest edges and highland grassland across equatorial Africa. Distinctive scaly pattern on the breast from dark feather centres. Pairs forage on the ground for seeds and invertebrates in bamboo and montane forest margins. Widespread in upland Africa; Least Concern.