Sri Lanka Spurfowl vs Indian Peafowl

Galloperdix bicalcarata 비교 대상 Pavo cristatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Sri Lanka Spurfowl Indian Peafowl
학명 Galloperdix bicalcarata Pavo cristatus
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 195.0 cm (76.8 in)
날개 폭 30.0 cm (11.8 in) 160.0 cm (63.0 in)
체중 298.0 g (10.51 oz) 5000.0 g (176.37 oz)
식성 Omnivorous ground forager in Sri Lankan rainforest; takes seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small vertebrates. Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in …
산란 수 2-5 3-8
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Sri Lanka Spurfowl
Indian Peafowl 195.0 cm
날개 폭
Sri Lanka Spurfowl 30.0 cm
Indian Peafowl 160.0 cm
체중
Sri Lanka Spurfowl 298.0 g
Indian Peafowl 5000.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Sri Lanka Spurfowl 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

Sri Lanka Spurfowl

노래

Loud, explosive 'keow-KEOW-keow' cries from Sri Lankan rainforest; arresting and carrying. Alarm is rapid harsh cackle. Sri Lanka endemic. Contact calls low guttural clucks.

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

Sri Lanka Spurfowl

Endemic to Sri Lanka; resident of dense forest and jungle from lowlands to montane areas up to 2,100 m.

Indian Peafowl

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

Sri Lanka Spurfowl

Least Concern

Indian Peafowl

How to Tell Them Apart

Sri Lanka Spurfowl

깃털

Male dark brown above with white shaft streaks; white-spotted rufous-brown underparts; red orbital skin. Female brownish with pale streaking throughout; both sexes with distinctive red legs; endemic to Sri Lanka.

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

Sri Lanka Spurfowl

A small, endemic Phasianidae spurfowl (~298 g) restricted to forests and forest edges of Sri Lanka. Males are dark chestnut with white-streaked flanks and bright red orbital skin. Both sexes bear two spurs on each leg. Shy ground forager; feeds on seeds, roots, and invertebrates. Least Concern.

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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