Indian Peafowl vs Djibouti Spurfowl

Pavo cristatus 비교 대상 Pternistis ochropectus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Indian Peafowl Djibouti Spurfowl
학명 Pavo cristatus Pternistis ochropectus
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Critically Endangered
체장 195.0 cm (76.8 in)
날개 폭 160.0 cm (63.0 in) 39.5 cm (15.6 in)
체중 5000.0 g (176.37 oz) 707.0 g (24.94 oz)
식성 Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … Feeds on seeds, plant material, and invertebrates in juniper forest and scrub of Djibouti; critically …
산란 수 3-8 4-6
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Indian Peafowl 195.0 cm
Djibouti Spurfowl
날개 폭
Indian Peafowl 160.0 cm
Djibouti Spurfowl 39.5 cm
체중
Indian Peafowl 5000.0 g
Djibouti Spurfowl 707.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Indian Peafowl only

없음

Djibouti Spurfowl only

없음

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.

Djibouti Spurfowl

노래

Loud, harsh 'krak-KRAAK' calls from Djibouti Forêt du Day; critically endangered with very small world population. Alarm is explosive cackling. One of Africa's rarest birds; poorly documented vocally.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Indian Peafowl

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

Djibouti Spurfowl

Endemic to Djibouti and adjacent northern Somalia; restricted to the Day Forest and surrounding highlands; one of Africa's rarest birds.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Indian Peafowl

Critically Endangered

Djibouti 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

Djibouti Spurfowl

깃털

Brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; pale ochre-buff breast contrasting with white streaked belly; distinctive ochre wash on chest differs from other spurfowl; red facial skin; red legs; critically …

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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.

Djibouti Spurfowl

One of Africa's rarest birds, this large Phasianidae spurfowl (~707 g) is endemic to two small juniper forest patches in Djibouti. Population estimated at fewer than 500 individuals. Feeds on seeds, roots, and invertebrates in dense juniper understorey. Critically Endangered from overgrazing and firewood cutting.

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