Red-billed Partridge vs Indian Peafowl

Arborophila rubrirostris comparado com Pavo cristatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Red-billed Partridge Indian Peafowl
Nome científico Arborophila rubrirostris Pavo cristatus
Ordem Galliformes Galliformes
Família Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento 195,0 cm (76.8 in)
Envergadura 26,2 cm (10.3 in) 160,0 cm (63.0 in)
Peso 226,0 g (7.97 oz) 5000,0 g (176.37 oz)
Dieta Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Bornean montane forests. Little-studied; diet inferred … Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in …
Tamanho da postura -- 3-8
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Red-billed Partridge
Indian Peafowl 195,0 cm
Envergadura
Red-billed Partridge 26,2 cm
Indian Peafowl 160,0 cm
Peso
Red-billed Partridge 226,0 g
Indian Peafowl 5000,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Red-billed Partridge only

Nenhum

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

Red-billed Partridge

Canto

Clear, high-pitched 'wheee-oop' whistle; slurred downward at end. Borneo endemic calling from montane understorey. Contact calls soft low clucks; alarm a sharp explosive 'pit' note.

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

Red-billed Partridge

Resident in the montane forests of Sumatra and Borneo at 600-2,000 m. Found in primary hill and montane forest.

Indian Peafowl

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

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Red-billed Partridge

Least Concern

Indian Peafowl

How to Tell Them Apart

Red-billed Partridge

Plumagem

Brown above streaked darker; throat and face white with fine dark scaling; breast grey; flanks grey with white streaks; distinctive bright red bill and red eye-ring; no rufous breast patches.

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

Red-billed Partridge

A small partridge (~225 g) of family Phasianidae, distinguished by its bright red bill on dark plumage. Endemic to montane forests of Sumatra at 700–2,000 m elevation. Inhabits the forest floor and dense undergrowth of subtropical highland forest. Forages for seeds, berries, and invertebrates. Least Concern; restricted to Sumatran mountains but currently stable with sufficient forest cover remaining.

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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