Rufous-throated Partridge vs Indian Peafowl

Arborophila rufogularis 비교 대상 Pavo cristatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Rufous-throated Partridge Indian Peafowl
학명 Arborophila rufogularis Pavo cristatus
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 195.0 cm (76.8 in)
날개 폭 27.0 cm (10.6 in) 160.0 cm (63.0 in)
체중 298.1666666666667 g (10.52 oz) 5000.0 g (176.37 oz)
식성 Forages on floor of South and Southeast Asian hill forests for seeds, invertebrates, and small … Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in …
산란 수 4-8 3-8
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Rufous-throated Partridge
Indian Peafowl 195.0 cm
날개 폭
Rufous-throated Partridge 27.0 cm
Indian Peafowl 160.0 cm
체중
Rufous-throated Partridge 298.1666666666667 g
Indian Peafowl 5000.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Rufous-throated Partridge only

없음

Indian Peafowl only

없음

Indian Peafowl

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

Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-throated Partridge

노래

Rich, repeated 'who-WHEEE-oo' whistle with slight burry quality; resonant and far-carrying. Male calls persistently at dawn in SE Asian forests. Alarm a rapid staccato 'kik-kik' series.

Indian Peafowl

노래

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Rufous-throated Partridge

Resident in the foothills and hills of the eastern Himalayas and Indochina from Nepal east to southern China and Vietnam at 300-2,400 m.

Indian Peafowl

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

Rufous-throated Partridge

Least Concern

Indian Peafowl

How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-throated Partridge

깃털

Brown above with black-and-buff streaking; throat bright rufous-orange; breast grey with rufous mottling; flanks grey streaked white; bare red eye-ring; rufous throat patch is the distinguishing feature.

Indian Peafowl

깃털

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.

부리

Short, stout, greyish-horn bill

About These Birds

Rufous-throated Partridge

꿩과에 속하는 중간 크기의 자고새(약 300g)로, 붉은 목과 복잡한 갈색 깃털이 특징입니다. 인도 북동부와 방글라데시에서 미얀마를 거쳐 중국 남서부와 인도차이나 북부에 이르는 아열대 및 저산 지대 숲에 서식합니다. 숲 바닥에서 씨앗과 무척추동물을 먹이로 삼습니다. 히말라야 기슭과 동남아시아 산악 숲에 넓게 분포하는 관심대상(최소 관심) 종입니다.

Indian Peafowl

인도공작은 인도 아대륙 원산의 화려한 큰 새로 세계에서 가장 잘 알려진 새 중 하나이다. 수컷은 수백 개의 눈 모양 무늬가 있는 극적으로 긴 꼬리 깃털을 가지며 짝 유인을 위해 부채꼴로 펼친다. 인도의 국조이며 전 세계적으로 사육되고 있다.

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