Pavo Real Común vs Yellow-necked Spurfowl
Pavo cristatus comparado con Pternistis leucoscepus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Pavo Real Común | Yellow-necked Spurfowl |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Pavo cristatus | Pternistis leucoscepus |
| 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) | 39,8 cm (15.7 in) |
| Peso | 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) | 631,5 g (22.28 oz) |
| Dieta | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … | Feeds on seeds, berries, invertebrates, and small animals in East African savanna and bushland. |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 3-8 | 3-8 |
| 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.
Yellow-necked Spurfowl
Extremely loud, far-carrying crow; raucous 'kwaak-kwaak' series; pairs duet loudly at dusk; alarm a sharp, rapid 'kik-kik-kik' clatter
Geographic Range & Migration
Pavo Real Común
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Yellow-necked Spurfowl
Resident of open savanna, dry woodland, and thornbush from South Sudan and Ethiopia south through East Africa to northern Tanzania.
Estado de conservación
Pavo Real Común
Yellow-necked Spurfowl
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
Yellow-necked Spurfowl
Brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; white below with dark brown streaking; conspicuous bare yellow throat and neck skin diagnostic; red facial skin; red legs; dark bill. Sexes similar; …
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.
Yellow-necked Spurfowl
A large Phasianidae spurfowl (~632 g) of dry woodland, thornbush, and bushed grassland in Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, and Tanzania. Conspicuous bare yellow throat patch is diagnostic. Forms large noisy groups at dusk. Feeds on seeds, roots, fruits, and invertebrates. Common in arid East Africa; Least Concern.