Indian Peafowl vs Ocellated Turkey

Pavo cristatus comparado com Meleagris ocellata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Indian Peafowl Ocellated Turkey
Nome científico Pavo cristatus Meleagris ocellata
Ordem Galliformes Galliformes
Família Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Near Threatened
Comprimento 195,0 cm (76.8 in)
Envergadura 160,0 cm (63.0 in) 72,5 cm (28.5 in)
Peso 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) 4305,0 g (151.85 oz)
Dieta Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … Eats seeds, berries, invertebrates, and small reptiles in Central American tropical forests. Forages on ground …
Tamanho da postura 3-8 8-15
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Indian Peafowl 195,0 cm
Ocellated Turkey
Envergadura
Indian Peafowl 160,0 cm
Ocellated Turkey 72,5 cm
Peso
Indian Peafowl 5000,0 g
Ocellated Turkey 4305,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Indian Peafowl only

Nenhum

Ocellated Turkey 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.

Ocellated Turkey

Canto

High-pitched, nasal 'boing-boing-boing' gobble quite different from Wild Turkey; bell-like, higher pitched, and repeated faster. Alarm is a series of sharp yelps; clucks used for covey contact.

Geographic Range & Migration

Indian Peafowl

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

Ocellated Turkey

Endemic to the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, Belize, and northern Guatemala. Found in lowland tropical forest and woodland.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Indian Peafowl

Near Threatened

Ocellated Turkey

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

Ocellated Turkey

Plumagem

Iridescent bronze-green body; tail feathers grey-brown with brilliant blue-and-gold eye-spots; bare blue head skin with bright orange nodules; red eye-ring; peacock-like tail pattern is unmistakable.

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.

Ocellated Turkey

A large galliform (~4.3 kg) of family Phasianidae, with spectacular iridescent blue-green and bronze plumage and orange-blue eye spots on the tail. Endemic to the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, Belize, and northern Guatemala. Inhabits tropical forests and forest edges. Feeds on seeds, berries, and invertebrates. Near Threatened due to hunting and deforestation in the Mesoamerican lowlands.

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