Indian Peafowl vs Sclater's Monal
Pavo cristatus 비교 대상 Lophophorus sclateri
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Indian Peafowl | Sclater's Monal |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Pavo cristatus | Lophophorus sclateri |
| 목 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 과 | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| 보전 상태 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 체장 | 195.0 cm (76.8 in) | — |
| 날개 폭 | 160.0 cm (63.0 in) | 59.0 cm (23.2 in) |
| 체중 | 5000.0 g (176.37 oz) | 2402.0 g (84.73 oz) |
| 식성 | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … | Digs for tubers, bulbs, and invertebrates in montane meadows of northeastern India and Myanmar. Forages … |
| 산란 수 | 3-8 | 2-3 |
| 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
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.
Sclater's Monal
Loud, penetrating 'kee-yaa' cries from Yunnan-Myanmar alpine slopes; slightly more nasal than Himalayan Monal. Alarm is harsh repeated yelping; contact calls are softer clucking 'kok' notes.
Geographic Range & Migration
Indian Peafowl
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Sclater's Monal
Resident in the mountains of northeastern India (Arunachal Pradesh), northern Myanmar, and adjacent Tibet and Yunnan at 2,800-4,200 m.
보전 상태
Indian Peafowl
Sclater's Monal
How to Tell Them Apart
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
Sclater's Monal
About These Birds
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.
Sclater's Monal
A large pheasant (~2.4 kg) of family Phasianidae, males iridescent blue-green and purple with a white rump patch; females brown. Inhabits montane forests and subalpine scrub in northeastern India, northern Myanmar, and southwestern China at 2,400–4,250 m. Forages for bulbs, berries, and invertebrates. Least Concern; occurs at high elevations in the eastern Himalayan region.