Indian Peafowl vs Palawan Peacock-Pheasant
Pavo cristatus 비교 대상 Polyplectron napoleonis
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Indian Peafowl | Palawan Peacock-Pheasant |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Pavo cristatus | Polyplectron napoleonis |
| 목 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 과 | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| 보전 상태 | Least Concern | Vulnerable |
| 체장 | 195.0 cm (76.8 in) | — |
| 날개 폭 | 160.0 cm (63.0 in) | 35.8 cm (14.1 in) |
| 체중 | 5000.0 g (176.37 oz) | 379.0 g (13.37 oz) |
| 식성 | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … | Forages on Palawan forest floor for seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small vertebrates; scratches leaf litter. |
| 산란 수 | 3-8 | 2 |
| 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.
Palawan Peacock-Pheasant
Sharp, thin 'kwee-kwee' whistles during display; male fans ocellated tail simultaneously. Contact calls soft clucking between pairs. Alarm is explosive sharp 'kek'. Palawan endemic.
Geographic Range & Migration
Indian Peafowl
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Palawan Peacock-Pheasant
Endemic to Palawan Island, Philippines; resident of primary and secondary lowland and montane forest.
보전 상태
Indian Peafowl
Palawan Peacock-Pheasant
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
Palawan Peacock-Pheasant
Male velvety black with iridescent blue-green and violet ocelli on wings and tail; white facial markings; white supercilium and throat. Female dark brown with pale buff face and underparts; few …
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.
Palawan Peacock-Pheasant
A small, exquisite Phasianidae pheasant (~379 g) endemic to forested slopes of Palawan Island in the Philippines. Males display metallic-green and blue ocelli on tail and wings during courtship. Forages on ground in primary and secondary forest for seeds and invertebrates. Vulnerable from deforestation on Palawan.