Pavo Real Común vs Grey Francolin

Pavo cristatus comparado con Ortygornis pondicerianus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Pavo Real Común Grey Francolin
Nombre científico Pavo cristatus Ortygornis pondicerianus
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)
Peso 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) 337,5 g (11.90 oz)
Dieta Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … Feeds on seeds, grain, invertebrates, and berries in open scrub and farmland of South Asia.
Tamaño de la puesta 3-8 6-10
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Pavo Real Común 195,0 cm
Grey Francolin
Envergadura
Pavo Real Común 160,0 cm
Grey Francolin
Peso
Pavo Real Común 5000,0 g
Grey Francolin 337,5 g

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Pavo Real Común only

Grey 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.

Grey Francolin

Canto

Loud, repetitive 'tee-tee-tee-teetar' calls; Indian scrubland species with cackling quality. Pairs call in duet. Alarm is rapid 'kek-kek-kek' cackle. Very vocal at dawn and dusk.

Geographic Range & Migration

Pavo Real Común

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

Grey Francolin

Resident of dry grassland, scrub, and farmland across the Indian Subcontinent from Pakistan and India to Sri Lanka and Nepal.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Pavo Real Común

Least Concern

Grey 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

Grey Francolin

Plumaje

Pale sandy-grey upperparts finely vermiculated buff and dark brown; buff-white underparts with dark brown streaking; orange-rufous throat with dark border; red bill base. Sexes similar; female paler throat.

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.

Grey Francolin

A common small Phasianidae francolin (~338 g) of open scrub, semi-arid grassland, and farmland from the Middle East through the Indian subcontinent. Sandy-grey with intricate barring; throat pale orange. Gregarious; utters a characteristic loud call at dawn and dusk. Omnivorous ground forager. Least Concern.

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