Pavo Real Común vs Asian Blue Quail

Pavo cristatus comparado con Synoicus chinensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Pavo Real Común Asian Blue Quail
Nombre científico Pavo cristatus Synoicus chinensis
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) 13,9 cm (5.5 in)
Peso 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) 38,0 g (1.34 oz)
Dieta Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … Eats small seeds, invertebrates, and plant material in grassland and open scrub of Asia and …
Tamaño de la puesta 3-8 4-9
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Pavo Real Común 195,0 cm
Asian Blue Quail
Envergadura
Pavo Real Común 160,0 cm
Asian Blue Quail 13,9 cm
Peso
Pavo Real Común 5000,0 g
Asian Blue Quail 38,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Pavo Real Común only

Asian Blue Quail only

Pavo Real Común

Open forests, farmland, and areas near water in the Indian subcontinent. Highly adaptable and common near human settlements.

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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.

Asian Blue Quail

Canto

Very high-pitched, thin 'wee-wee-wee' whistle; tiny quail with soft, subtle voice. Contact calls in covey are quiet, rolling clucks. Alarm is a sharp 'pip'. Often only detected by very thin …

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Geographic Range & Migration

Pavo Real Común

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

Asian Blue Quail

Resident and nomadic across South and Southeast Asia from India to the Philippines, and south to Australia; inhabits grassland and crops.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Pavo Real Común

Least Concern

Asian Blue Quail

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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

Asian Blue Quail

Plumaje

Male blue-grey with chestnut-brown sides; white and black patterned throat and face; chestnut flanks. Female brown with buff streaking throughout; lacks blue-grey of male; one of world's smallest quails.

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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.

Asian Blue Quail

The world's smallest gamebird (~38 g), family Phasianidae, inhabiting tall grasses and paddy edges across South and Southeast Asia to Australia. Males have sky-blue face and throat with a black-and-white necklace. Feeds on tiny seeds and small invertebrates. Remarkably inconspicuous despite its tiny size. Least Concern.

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