Indian Peafowl vs Ring-necked Francolin

Pavo cristatus 비교 대상 Scleroptila streptophora

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Indian Peafowl Ring-necked Francolin
학명 Pavo cristatus Scleroptila streptophora
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) 29.3 cm (11.5 in)
체중 5000.0 g (176.37 oz) 385.0 g (13.58 oz)
식성 Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … Eats seeds, roots, invertebrates, and plant material in montane grassland and moorland of central Africa.
산란 수 3-8 4-5
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Indian Peafowl 195.0 cm
Ring-necked Francolin
날개 폭
Indian Peafowl 160.0 cm
Ring-necked Francolin 29.3 cm
체중
Indian Peafowl 5000.0 g
Ring-necked Francolin 385.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Indian Peafowl only

Ring-necked Francolin only

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.

Ring-necked Francolin

노래

Loud, strident 'keee-KRAAK-keee' calls; East African montane grassland species. Alarm is rapid explosive cackling when flushed from grass. Pairs call at dawn. Flight reveals rufous wing patches.

Geographic Range & Migration

Indian Peafowl

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

Ring-necked Francolin

Resident of highland grassland, moorland, and montane scrub in the Cameroon Highlands, Congo, and east to Kenya and Tanzania.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Indian Peafowl

Least Concern

Ring-necked Francolin

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

Ring-necked Francolin

깃털

Brown above with buff shaft streaks; white underparts with bold black streaking; distinctive white throat bordered by dark necklace; white supercilium; red bill and legs. Sexes similar; montane highlands.

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.

Ring-necked Francolin

A medium-sized Phasianidae francolin (~385 g) of highland grassland, heath, and moorland in the Albertine Rift and East Africa. Characterised by a white throat and a bold black ring bordering it. Feeds on grass seeds, bulbs, and invertebrates. Often calls from prominent rocks. Least Concern.

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