White-cheeked Partridge vs Indian Peafowl

Arborophila atrogularis comparado com Pavo cristatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo White-cheeked Partridge Indian Peafowl
Nome científico Arborophila atrogularis Pavo cristatus
Ordem Galliformes Galliformes
Família Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento 195,0 cm (76.8 in)
Envergadura 25,8 cm (10.2 in) 160,0 cm (63.0 in)
Peso 256,0 g (9.03 oz) 5000,0 g (176.37 oz)
Dieta Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of northeastern Indian and Myanmarese hill forests. Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in …
Tamanho da postura 3-7 3-8
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
White-cheeked Partridge
Indian Peafowl 195,0 cm
Envergadura
White-cheeked Partridge 25,8 cm
Indian Peafowl 160,0 cm
Peso
White-cheeked Partridge 256,0 g
Indian Peafowl 5000,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

White-cheeked Partridge only

Indian Peafowl only

Nenhum

Indian Peafowl

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

Song & Call Comparison

White-cheeked Partridge

Canto

Ringing 'kwee-oo-kwee' trio of whistled notes; second note lower, third rising again. Calls from NE Indian and Myanmar hillside forest. Alarm is a sharp staccato cluck series.

Indian Peafowl

Canto

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

White-cheeked Partridge

Resident in the foothills of northeastern India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar at 100-1,500 m. Found in dense lowland and foothill forest.

Indian Peafowl

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

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

White-cheeked Partridge

Least Concern

Indian Peafowl

How to Tell Them Apart

White-cheeked Partridge

Plumagem

Brown above; cheeks white contrasting with black throat and lores; grey breast; flanks grey-brown streaked white; bare reddish eye-ring; white cheeks against black throat create distinctive facial pattern.

Indian Peafowl

Plumagem

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.

Bico

Short, stout, greyish-horn bill

About These Birds

White-cheeked Partridge

A medium-sized partridge (~255 g) of family Phasianidae, with white cheeks contrasting against a black throat. Inhabits subtropical and lower montane forests in northeastern India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. Forages secretively on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates in dense bamboo and undergrowth. Least Concern; widespread in the eastern Himalayan foothills and Assam region.

Indian Peafowl

O pavão-indiano é uma das aves mais famosas do mundo, com machos exibindo leques de penas elaborados multicoloridos em rituais de cortejo espetaculares, nativo do sul da Ásia.

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