Indian Peafowl vs Double-spurred Spurfowl

Pavo cristatus 비교 대상 Pternistis bicalcaratus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Indian Peafowl Double-spurred Spurfowl
학명 Pavo cristatus Pternistis bicalcaratus
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 195.0 cm (76.8 in)
날개 폭 160.0 cm (63.0 in) 34.1 cm (13.4 in)
체중 5000.0 g (176.37 oz) 444.0 g (15.66 oz)
식성 Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … Feeds on seeds, berries, invertebrates, and plant material in West African savanna and scrub.
산란 수 3-8 4-8
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Indian Peafowl 195.0 cm
Double-spurred Spurfowl
날개 폭
Indian Peafowl 160.0 cm
Double-spurred Spurfowl 34.1 cm
체중
Indian Peafowl 5000.0 g
Double-spurred Spurfowl 444.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Indian Peafowl only

없음

Double-spurred Spurfowl only

Indian Peafowl

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

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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.

Double-spurred Spurfowl

노래

Strident crowing series of raspy 'ka-wee' notes; noisy duets at dawn; alarm call a sharp clucking 'kek-kek-kek'

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Geographic Range & Migration

Indian Peafowl

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

Double-spurred Spurfowl

Resident of open woodland, forest edge, and moist savanna in West Africa from Senegal and Gambia east to Togo and Benin.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Indian Peafowl

Least Concern

Double-spurred Spurfowl

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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

Double-spurred Spurfowl

깃털

Brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; whitish below with dark brown streaking; red bill; red orbital skin; yellow legs; male with two prominent tarsal spurs diagnostic. West African species; …

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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.

Double-spurred Spurfowl

A medium Phasianidae spurfowl (~444 g) of West African forests and forest edges from Senegambia to Ghana. Named for the two spurs on each leg. Brown and white-streaked; red facial skin. Inhabits secondary growth and woodland-grassland margins. Feeds on seeds and invertebrates; forages in small groups. Least Concern.

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