Pavo Real Común vs Elgon Francolin

Pavo cristatus comparado con Scleroptila elgonensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Pavo Real Común Elgon Francolin
Nombre científico Pavo cristatus Scleroptila elgonensis
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) 34,4 cm (13.5 in)
Peso 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) 478,0 g (16.86 oz)
Dieta Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … Feeds on seeds and invertebrates in montane grassland and heathland of East African highlands.
Tamaño de la puesta 3-8 5
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Pavo Real Común 195,0 cm
Elgon Francolin
Envergadura
Pavo Real Común 160,0 cm
Elgon Francolin 34,4 cm
Peso
Pavo Real Común 5000,0 g
Elgon Francolin 478,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Pavo Real Común only

Elgon Francolin 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.

Elgon Francolin

Canto

Loud, strident 'krak-KRAK-krak' calls from Mount Elgon moorland; ringing and emphatic. Mt Elgon and Ugandan highlands endemic. Alarm is explosive cackling cackle. Pairs call antiphonally at dawn.

Geographic Range & Migration

Pavo Real Común

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

Elgon Francolin

Resident of Afroalpine moorland on Mount Elgon (Kenya/Uganda border), above 3,000 m; very restricted range.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Pavo Real Común

Least Concern

Elgon Francolin

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

Elgon Francolin

Plumaje

Brown above with buff shaft streaks and dark spotting; pale buff underparts with dark brown streaking; white throat; rufous wing flash; yellow bill; red legs in male, yellow in female; …

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.

Elgon Francolin

A medium Phasianidae francolin (~478 g) of highland grassland and heathland on the slopes of Mount Elgon and neighbouring mountains in Uganda and Kenya. Typically found above 2,400 m. Brown-streaked and well camouflaged. Feeds on seeds and invertebrates; occurs in pairs or small groups. Least Concern.

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