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
Galliformes Galliformes
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

Body Length
Indian Peafowl 195.0 cm
Palawan Peacock-Pheasant
날개 폭
Indian Peafowl 160.0 cm
Palawan Peacock-Pheasant 35.8 cm
체중
Indian Peafowl 5000.0 g
Palawan Peacock-Pheasant 379.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Indian Peafowl only

없음

Palawan Peacock-Pheasant 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

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.

Palawan Peacock-Pheasant

노래

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

Least Concern

Indian Peafowl

Vulnerable

Palawan Peacock-Pheasant

How to Tell Them Apart

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

Palawan Peacock-Pheasant

깃털

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.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family