Pavo Real Común vs Rock Bush-quail
Pavo cristatus comparado con Perdicula argoondah
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Pavo Real Común | Rock Bush-quail |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Pavo cristatus | Perdicula argoondah |
| 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) | 15,2 cm (6.0 in) |
| Peso | 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) | 63,5 g (2.24 oz) |
| Dieta | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … | Eats small seeds, grain, and invertebrates in rocky Indian scrubland and grassland. |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 3-8 | 4-8 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
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
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.
Rock Bush-quail
Very high, thin 'pip-pip-pip' series; Indian rocky scrub quail with soft, barely audible alarm note. Covey communicates with quiet rolling clucks. Calls from among boulders at dawn on Deccan plateau.
Geographic Range & Migration
Pavo Real Común
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Rock Bush-quail
Endemic to the Deccan Plateau of India; resident of dry rocky grassland, scrub, and hillsides in Maharashtra, Karnataka, and adjacent states.
Estado de conservación
Pavo Real Común
Rock Bush-quail
How to Tell Them Apart
Pavo Real Común
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.
Short, stout, greyish-horn bill
Rock Bush-quail
Male pale sandy-brown above with buff streaks; pale buff below lightly barred brown; paler than Jungle Bush-quail; rufous on face duller. Female plain pale sandy-buff below; less barred than Jungle …
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.
Rock Bush-quail
A tiny Phasianidae quail (~64 g) of rocky scrub, dry grassland, and stony hillsides in peninsular India. Males are heavily barred dark brown and buff; females plainer. Coveys of 6–12 run swiftly among rocks and grass. Feeds on grass seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; common in rocky terrain.