Sri Lanka Spurfowl vs Indian Peafowl

Galloperdix bicalcarata comparado com Pavo cristatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Sri Lanka Spurfowl Indian Peafowl
Nome científico Galloperdix bicalcarata Pavo cristatus
Ordem Galliformes Galliformes
Família Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento 195,0 cm (76.8 in)
Envergadura 30,0 cm (11.8 in) 160,0 cm (63.0 in)
Peso 298,0 g (10.51 oz) 5000,0 g (176.37 oz)
Dieta Omnivorous ground forager in Sri Lankan rainforest; takes seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small vertebrates. Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in …
Tamanho da postura 2-5 3-8
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Sri Lanka Spurfowl
Indian Peafowl 195,0 cm
Envergadura
Sri Lanka Spurfowl 30,0 cm
Indian Peafowl 160,0 cm
Peso
Sri Lanka Spurfowl 298,0 g
Indian Peafowl 5000,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Sri Lanka Spurfowl 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

Sri Lanka Spurfowl

Canto

Loud, explosive 'keow-KEOW-keow' cries from Sri Lankan rainforest; arresting and carrying. Alarm is rapid harsh cackle. Sri Lanka endemic. Contact calls low guttural clucks.

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

Sri Lanka Spurfowl

Endemic to Sri Lanka; resident of dense forest and jungle from lowlands to montane areas up to 2,100 m.

Indian Peafowl

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

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Sri Lanka Spurfowl

Least Concern

Indian Peafowl

How to Tell Them Apart

Sri Lanka Spurfowl

Plumagem

Male dark brown above with white shaft streaks; white-spotted rufous-brown underparts; red orbital skin. Female brownish with pale streaking throughout; both sexes with distinctive red legs; endemic to Sri Lanka.

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

Sri Lanka Spurfowl

A small, endemic Phasianidae spurfowl (~298 g) restricted to forests and forest edges of Sri Lanka. Males are dark chestnut with white-streaked flanks and bright red orbital skin. Both sexes bear two spurs on each leg. Shy ground forager; feeds on seeds, roots, and invertebrates. Least Concern.

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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