Indian Peafowl vs Yellow-necked Spurfowl

Pavo cristatus 比較対象 Pternistis leucoscepus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Indian Peafowl Yellow-necked Spurfowl
学名 Pavo cristatus Pternistis leucoscepus
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 195.0 cm (76.8 in)
翼開長 160.0 cm (63.0 in) 39.8 cm (15.7 in)
体重 5000.0 g (176.37 oz) 631.5 g (22.28 oz)
食性 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.
一腹卵数 3-8 3-8
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Indian Peafowl 195.0 cm
Yellow-necked Spurfowl
翼開長
Indian Peafowl 160.0 cm
Yellow-necked Spurfowl 39.8 cm
体重
Indian Peafowl 5000.0 g
Yellow-necked Spurfowl 631.5 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Indian Peafowl only

Yellow-necked Spurfowl only

None

Indian Peafowl

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

Song & Call Comparison

Indian Peafowl

さえずり

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

さえずり

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

Indian Peafowl

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.

保全状況

Least Concern

Indian Peafowl

Least Concern

Yellow-necked Spurfowl

How to Tell Them Apart

Indian Peafowl

羽毛

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.

くちばし

Short, stout, greyish-horn bill

Yellow-necked Spurfowl

羽毛

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

Indian Peafowl

The Indian peafowl is the national bird of India and one of the most spectacular birds in the world. The peacock's enormous train, which can span over two meters, is used in elaborate courtship displays where the feathers are fanned and vibrated. Despite their size, peafowl can fly short distances and roost in tall trees.

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.

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