periquito-australiano vs Indian Peafowl

Melopsittacus undulatus comparado com Pavo cristatus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo periquito-australiano Indian Peafowl
Nome científico Melopsittacus undulatus Pavo cristatus
Ordem Psittaciformes Galliformes
Família Psittaculidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento 18,0 cm (7.1 in) 195,0 cm (76.8 in)
Envergadura 30,0 cm (11.8 in) 160,0 cm (63.0 in)
Peso 30,0 g (1.06 oz) 5000,0 g (176.37 oz)
Dieta Primarily grass seeds and other small seeds. In the wild, feeds on the ground in … Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in …
Tamanho da postura 4-6 3-8
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
periquito-australiano 18,0 cm
Indian Peafowl 195,0 cm
Envergadura
periquito-australiano 30,0 cm
Indian Peafowl 160,0 cm
Peso
periquito-australiano 30,0 g
Indian Peafowl 5000,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

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periquito-australiano only

Indian Peafowl only

periquito-australiano

Open grasslands, scrublands, and woodland in the Australian interior. Nomadic, following rainfall and seeding events.

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

periquito-australiano

Canto

A rising, chattering 'budgerigar' chatter: rapid series of 'chek-chek-chek' and melodic warbling. Enormous wild flocks produce a continuous roaring chorus. Good vocal mimics in captivity.

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

periquito-australiano

Interior of Australia, especially arid and semi-arid regions. One of the most popular pet birds worldwide.

Indian Peafowl

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

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

periquito-australiano

Least Concern

Indian Peafowl

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How to Tell Them Apart

periquito-australiano

Plumagem

Wild-type is green with yellow head and barred black scalloping on upperparts. Captive-bred varieties include blue, white, yellow, and many other colors.

Bico

Short, downward-curved, olive-grey bill typical of parakeets

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

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About These Birds

periquito-australiano

The budgerigar is the third most popular pet in the world after dogs and cats, and by far the most common pet parrot. Wild budgies travel in enormous nomadic flocks that can darken the sky. Males can learn to mimic human speech, with one record-holding budgie having a vocabulary of 1,728 words.

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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