Green Peafowl vs Altai Snowcock

Pavo muticus 比較対象 Tetraogallus altaicus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Green Peafowl Altai Snowcock
学名 Pavo muticus Tetraogallus altaicus
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Endangered Least Concern
体長
翼開長 93.2 cm (36.7 in) 56.9 cm (22.4 in)
体重 2767.5 g (97.62 oz) 2770.0 g (97.71 oz)
食性 Highly omnivorous; eats seeds, grains, berries, invertebrates, small reptiles, and amphibians in SE Asian forest … Feeds on alpine grasses, seeds, berries, and shoots; digs for roots and bulbs in Altai …
一腹卵数 3-6 4-15
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Green Peafowl only

Altai Snowcock only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Green Peafowl

さえずり

Loud, trumpeting 'aa-OW' cries; higher and more melodic than Indian Peafowl. SE Asian species with penetrating quality audible 2+ km. Alarm is rapid explosive yelping. Males call at dawn and …

Altai Snowcock

さえずり

Loud, ringing whistled 'whi-WHEEE' echoing across Altai alpine slopes; deeper than Tibetan Snowcock due to larger size. Alarm is rapid barking. Calls at dawn from rocky ridgelines.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Green Peafowl

Native to open forest and river valleys in mainland Southeast Asia from Myanmar to Vietnam, and Java; fragments in southern China; declining.

Altai Snowcock

Resident of alpine rocky slopes and grassy hillsides in the Altai and Sayan mountains of Russia, Kazakhstan, and western Mongolia, at 2,000–4,000 m.

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保全状況

Endangered

Green Peafowl

Least Concern

Altai Snowcock

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How to Tell Them Apart

Green Peafowl

羽毛

Dazzling metallic green with bronze and blue iridescence; elongated upper tail coverts with iridescent ocelli forming spectacular train; green-scaled neck and head with erect crest. Female similar but train shorter.

Altai Snowcock

羽毛

Largest snowcock; grey-brown upperparts with buff streaks; white underparts with grey breast; rufous necklace streaks on lower neck; white outer tail in flight; whitish face with dark ear patch. Sexes …

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About These Birds

Green Peafowl

東南アジアに分布する緑色のクジャクで、インドクジャクと比較してより鮮やかな緑色の羽毛を持つ。開けた林地や農地周辺に生息するが、個体数は激減している。

Altai Snowcock

アルタイセッケイはアルタイ山脈の高山地帯に生息する大型のキジ科の鳥です。険しい岩場の斜面を好み、植物の種子や葉を食べます。

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