Pavo Real Común vs Brown Quail

Pavo cristatus comparado con Synoicus ypsilophorus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Pavo Real Común Brown Quail
Nombre científico Pavo cristatus Synoicus ypsilophorus
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) 19,6 cm (7.7 in)
Peso 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) 110,0 g (3.88 oz)
Dieta Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … Feeds on grass seeds, invertebrates, and plant material in Australian grassland and open scrub.
Tamaño de la puesta 3-8 4-18
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Pavo Real Común 195,0 cm
Brown Quail
Envergadura
Pavo Real Común 160,0 cm
Brown Quail 19,6 cm
Peso
Pavo Real Común 5000,0 g
Brown Quail 110,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Pavo Real Común only

Brown Quail 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.

Brown Quail

Canto

High, ascending two-note 'to-WHEEE'; second note sustained. Australian and SE Asian grasslands; calls from dense grass at dusk. Alarm is sharp 'pip' notes. Contact calls are soft rolling clucks.

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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.

Brown Quail

Resident and nomadic across Australia (except arid interior), Indonesia, and New Guinea; also found in Timor and Lesser Sundas.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Pavo Real Común

Least Concern

Brown Quail

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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

Brown Quail

Plumaje

Dark rufous-brown above with buff shaft streaks and dark scalloping; pale buff below with dark brown streaking; darker than most quails; male has grey face and rufous underparts; female brownish …

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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.

Brown Quail

A small Phasianidae quail (~110 g) of grassland, open woodland, and cereal crops across Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. Brown and heavily streaked; runs strongly. Forms small flocks. Feeds on grass seeds and invertebrates. Nomadic in response to rainfall and food availability. Least Concern.

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