Pavo Real Común vs Western Capercaillie
Pavo cristatus comparado con Tetrao urogallus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Pavo Real Común | Western Capercaillie |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Pavo cristatus | Tetrao urogallus |
| 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) | 69,5 cm (27.4 in) |
| Peso | 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) | 3072,5 g (108.38 oz) |
| Dieta | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … | Relies on pine and other conifer needles in winter; forages for berries, shoots, herbs, and … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 3-8 | 4-12 |
| 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.
Western Capercaillie
Extraordinary lek song: four phases — ticking, popping, cork-pulling, then grinding 'shhhhh'; lasts 6–8 seconds. Largest grouse song; audible 500+ m in European forest. Alarm is a loud bark.
Geographic Range & Migration
Pavo Real Común
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Western Capercaillie
Resident of mature coniferous and mixed forests from Scotland and Scandinavia east through Russia to Siberia; relict populations in central Europe.
Estado de conservación
Pavo Real Común
Western Capercaillie
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
Western Capercaillie
Strongly dimorphic. Male dark slate-blue with iridescent bottle-green gorget, brown wings, and red wattle over eye; fan-shaped tail. Female cryptically barred ochre, russet, and black with orange breast patch.
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.
Western Capercaillie
El urogallo (hasta 4 kg el macho) es el mayor de los gallináceos europeos y uno de los más amenazados. El macho negro en la exhibición nupcial es incapaz de ver y oír por unos instantes mientras 'canta' —por lo que los cazadores furtivos se acercaban en estos momentos—. Habita bosques de coníferas viejos con abundante sotobosque de arándanos. Las poblaciones han colapsado por la fragmentación y la pérdida de bosques viejos, la perturbación turística y la depredación potenciada por …