Indian Peafowl vs Grey Francolin

Pavo cristatus comparado com Ortygornis pondicerianus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Indian Peafowl Grey Francolin
Nome científico Pavo cristatus Ortygornis pondicerianus
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)
Peso 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) 337,5 g (11.90 oz)
Dieta Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … Feeds on seeds, grain, invertebrates, and berries in open scrub and farmland of South Asia.
Tamanho da postura 3-8 6-10
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Indian Peafowl 195,0 cm
Grey Francolin
Envergadura
Indian Peafowl 160,0 cm
Grey Francolin
Peso
Indian Peafowl 5000,0 g
Grey Francolin 337,5 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Indian Peafowl only

Grey Francolin 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.

Grey Francolin

Canto

Loud, repetitive 'tee-tee-tee-teetar' calls; Indian scrubland species with cackling quality. Pairs call in duet. Alarm is rapid 'kek-kek-kek' cackle. Very vocal at dawn and dusk.

Geographic Range & Migration

Indian Peafowl

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

Grey Francolin

Resident of dry grassland, scrub, and farmland across the Indian Subcontinent from Pakistan and India to Sri Lanka and Nepal.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Indian Peafowl

Least Concern

Grey Francolin

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

Grey Francolin

Plumagem

Pale sandy-grey upperparts finely vermiculated buff and dark brown; buff-white underparts with dark brown streaking; orange-rufous throat with dark border; red bill base. Sexes similar; female paler throat.

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.

Grey Francolin

A common small Phasianidae francolin (~338 g) of open scrub, semi-arid grassland, and farmland from the Middle East through the Indian subcontinent. Sandy-grey with intricate barring; throat pale orange. Gregarious; utters a characteristic loud call at dawn and dusk. Omnivorous ground forager. Least Concern.

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