Cheer Pheasant vs Indian Peafowl
Catreus wallichii 비교 대상 Pavo cristatus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Cheer Pheasant | Indian Peafowl |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Catreus wallichii | Pavo cristatus |
| 목 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 과 | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| 보전 상태 | Vulnerable | Least Concern |
| 체장 | — | 195.0 cm (76.8 in) |
| 날개 폭 | 48.9 cm (19.3 in) | 160.0 cm (63.0 in) |
| 체중 | 1327.5 g (46.83 oz) | 5000.0 g (176.37 oz) |
| 식성 | Scratches for seeds, tubers, roots, and invertebrates on steep Himalayan hillsides; also takes berries and … | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … |
| 산란 수 | 9-14 | 3-8 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Indian Peafowl
Open forests, farmland, and areas near water in the Indian subcontinent. Highly adaptable and common near human settlements.
Song & Call Comparison
Cheer Pheasant
Loud, far-carrying 'cheer-cheer-chirwa-chirwa' calls; responsible for common name. Himalayan species with ringing, slightly laughing quality to call. Alarm is a rapid harsh cackle from rocky slopes.
Indian Peafowl
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
Cheer Pheasant
Endemic to rocky hillside scrub and grass-covered slopes in the western Himalayas, from Pakistan east through India to Nepal, at 1,200–3,000 m.
Indian Peafowl
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
보전 상태
Cheer Pheasant
Indian Peafowl
How to Tell Them Apart
Cheer Pheasant
Pale grey-brown overall with dense dark brown vermiculations; buff-white underparts streaked brown; long pale grey tail narrowly barred brown; red facial skin; grey crest. Sexes alike but female smaller.
Indian Peafowl
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
About These Birds
Cheer Pheasant
히말라야 서부의 풀이 무성한 언덕 경사면 관목지와 삼림 가장자리에 사는 대형 Phasianidae 꿩(약 1.33 kg). 수컷과 암컷 모두 굵은 줄무늬 회갈색이며, 수컷은 섬세하게 줄무늬가 있는 긴 꼬리를 가진다. 풀 새싹, 뿌리, 무척추동물을 먹는다. 서식지 훼손과 인간 교란으로 취약종이다.
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.