Pavo Real Común vs Chinese Grouse

Pavo cristatus comparado con Tetrastes sewerzowi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Pavo Real Común Chinese Grouse
Nombre científico Pavo cristatus Tetrastes sewerzowi
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)
Peso 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) 336,5 g (11.87 oz)
Dieta Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … Eats buds, catkins, berries, and seeds in Chinese coniferous and mixed forests. Diet similar to …
Tamaño de la puesta 3-8 5-8
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Pavo Real Común 195,0 cm
Chinese Grouse
Envergadura
Pavo Real Común 160,0 cm
Chinese Grouse
Peso
Pavo Real Común 5000,0 g
Chinese Grouse 336,5 g
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Pavo Real Común only

Ninguno

Chinese Grouse only

Ninguno

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.

Chinese Grouse

Canto

High, thin whistled 'tsee-ti-ti-tseeee' similar to Hazel Grouse but slightly lower; calls from birch-conifer forest in Sichuan. Alarm is a sharp 'tsip'. Rarely recorded due to secretive habits.

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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.

Chinese Grouse

Endemic to the mountains and forests of Gansu, Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Qinghai in China. Found in dense coniferous forest at 2,000-4,000 m.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Pavo Real Común

Near Threatened

Chinese Grouse

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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

Chinese Grouse

Plumaje

Similar to Hazel Grouse; finely vermiculated grey-brown above; male has black throat bordered white; underparts white with chestnut barring; prominent red eye-comb; tail grey with black subterminal band.

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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.

Chinese Grouse

A small grouse (~335 g) of family Phasianidae, similar to Hazel Grouse but with more chestnut tones. Endemic to montane forests of central China, including Gansu, Sichuan, and Qinghai. Inhabits dense broadleaved and coniferous montane forest at 1,500–4,000 m. Feeds on seeds, buds, and berries. Near Threatened due to restricted range, logging pressure, and limited population data.

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