Indian Peafowl vs Snow Partridge

Pavo cristatus comparado com Lerwa lerwa

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Indian Peafowl Snow Partridge
Nome científico Pavo cristatus Lerwa lerwa
Ordem Galliformes Galliformes
Família Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento 195,0 cm (76.8 in)
Envergadura 160,0 cm (63.0 in) 37,3 cm (14.7 in)
Peso 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) 581,5 g (20.51 oz)
Dieta Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … --
Tamanho da postura 3-8 2-7
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Indian Peafowl 195,0 cm
Snow Partridge
Envergadura
Indian Peafowl 160,0 cm
Snow Partridge 37,3 cm
Peso
Indian Peafowl 5000,0 g
Snow Partridge 581,5 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Indian Peafowl only

Snow Partridge 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

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.

Snow Partridge

Canto

Series of clear, whistled 'wee-wee-wee-WEE' rising in pitch toward end. Alpine Himalayan species. Alarm is a harsh rattling chatter; call carries across open rocky terrain.

Geographic Range & Migration

Indian Peafowl

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

Snow Partridge

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Indian Peafowl

Least Concern

Snow Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

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

Snow Partridge

Plumagem

Upperparts densely barred black-and-white creating snow-speckled pattern; underparts chestnut-red streaked white; bill and legs red; sexes similar. Striking barred upperparts adapt to rocky snow-line habitat.

About These Birds

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.

Snow Partridge

A medium-sized partridge (~580 g) of family Phasianidae, with intricately barred black-and-white plumage and red bill and legs. Inhabits alpine and subalpine rocky slopes and meadows across the Himalayas and adjacent ranges at 3,000–5,000 m elevation. Forages for grass seeds, shoots, and insects. Least Concern; one of the highest-altitude dwelling partridges; well adapted to extreme cold and snow.

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