Pavo Real Común vs Snow Partridge

Pavo cristatus comparado con Lerwa lerwa

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Pavo Real Común Snow Partridge
Nombre científico Pavo cristatus Lerwa lerwa
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) 37,3 cm (14.7 in)
Peso 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) 581,5 g (20.51 oz)
Dieta Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … --
Tamaño de la puesta 3-8 2-7
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Pavo Real Común 195,0 cm
Snow Partridge
Envergadura
Pavo Real Común 160,0 cm
Snow Partridge 37,3 cm
Peso
Pavo Real Común 5000,0 g
Snow Partridge 581,5 g

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Pavo Real Común only

Snow Partridge 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.

Snow Partridge

Canto

Series of clear, whistled 'wee-wee-wee-WEE' rising in pitch toward end. Alpine Himalayan species. Alarm is a harsh rattling chatter; call carries across open rocky terrain.

Geographic Range & Migration

Pavo Real Común

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

Snow Partridge

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Pavo Real Común

Least Concern

Snow Partridge

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

Snow Partridge

Plumaje

Upperparts densely barred black-and-white creating snow-speckled pattern; underparts chestnut-red streaked white; bill and legs red; sexes similar. Striking barred upperparts adapt to rocky snow-line habitat.

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.

Snow Partridge

A medium-sized partridge (~580 g) of family Phasianidae, with intricately barred black-and-white plumage and red bill and legs. Inhabits alpine and subalpine rocky slopes and meadows across the Himalayas and adjacent ranges at 3,000–5,000 m elevation. Forages for grass seeds, shoots, and insects. Least Concern; one of the highest-altitude dwelling partridges; well adapted to extreme cold and snow.

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