Black Francolin vs Indian Peafowl

Francolinus francolinus 비교 대상 Pavo cristatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Black Francolin Indian Peafowl
학명 Francolinus francolinus Pavo cristatus
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 195.0 cm (76.8 in)
날개 폭 34.2 cm (13.5 in) 160.0 cm (63.0 in)
체중 389.5 g (13.74 oz) 5000.0 g (176.37 oz)
식성 Feeds on seeds, grain, green shoots, invertebrates, and berries in farmland and scrubby habitats. Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in …
산란 수 5-18 3-8
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Black Francolin
Indian Peafowl 195.0 cm
날개 폭
Black Francolin 34.2 cm
Indian Peafowl 160.0 cm
체중
Black Francolin 389.5 g
Indian Peafowl 5000.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Black Francolin only

Indian Peafowl only

Indian Peafowl

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

Song & Call Comparison

Black Francolin

노래

Loud, grating 'chee-keek-kee-keek' calls; Middle Eastern and South Asian species. Slightly musical with emphatic quality. Alarm is rapid explosive cackling. Males call from elevated perch at dawn.

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

Black Francolin

Resident of farmland, scrub, and grassland from Cyprus and Turkey through the Middle East and South Asia to Myanmar and India.

Indian Peafowl

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

Black Francolin

Least Concern

Indian Peafowl

How to Tell Them Apart

Black Francolin

깃털

Male predominantly black with white cheek patch; chestnut collar; white-spotted flanks; rufous nape; red legs. Female dark brown with pale scaling; chestnut nape and crown; male pattern replaced by cryptic …

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

Black Francolin

중형 꿩과(~390g) 프랑코린으로 키 큰 풀밭, 경작지, 수풀 가장자리에 서식. 남아시아와 서아시아 분포. 관심필요종.

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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