Pavo Real Común vs Whyte's Francolin
Pavo cristatus comparado con Scleroptila whytei
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Pavo Real Común | Whyte's Francolin |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Pavo cristatus | Scleroptila whytei |
| 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) | 32,8 cm (12.9 in) |
| Peso | 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) | 488,0 g (17.21 oz) |
| Dieta | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … | Forages for seeds, invertebrates, and plant material in miombo woodland and grassland of central Africa. |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 3-8 | 4-6 |
| 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.
Whyte's Francolin
Loud 'krak-KRAK-kra' calls from C-SE African miombo woodland; sharp and penetrating. Alarm is rapid cackle. Pairs call from termite mound or rock perches at dawn. Miombo woodland specialist.
Geographic Range & Migration
Pavo Real Común
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Whyte's Francolin
Resident of miombo woodland, scrub, and rocky hillsides in Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and adjacent Tanzania and Mozambique.
Estado de conservación
Pavo Real Común
Whyte's Francolin
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
Whyte's Francolin
Brown above with buff streaking; pale buff underparts with brown lateral streaking; white throat; rufous wing panel in flight; yellow-orange bill; red legs. Closely resembles Red-winged Francolin; central African range.
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.
Whyte's Francolin
A medium Phasianidae francolin (~488 g) of rocky hillsides, miombo woodland, and brachystegia scrub in Malawi, Zambia, and adjacent countries. Broadly similar to Shelley's Francolin but range largely allopatric. Feeds on seeds and invertebrates on the ground. Least Concern in its central-African highland range.