Indian Peafowl vs Double-spurred Spurfowl

Pavo cristatus comparado com Pternistis bicalcaratus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Indian Peafowl Double-spurred Spurfowl
Nome científico Pavo cristatus Pternistis bicalcaratus
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) 34,1 cm (13.4 in)
Peso 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) 444,0 g (15.66 oz)
Dieta Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … Feeds on seeds, berries, invertebrates, and plant material in West African savanna and scrub.
Tamanho da postura 3-8 4-8
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Indian Peafowl 195,0 cm
Double-spurred Spurfowl
Envergadura
Indian Peafowl 160,0 cm
Double-spurred Spurfowl 34,1 cm
Peso
Indian Peafowl 5000,0 g
Double-spurred Spurfowl 444,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Indian Peafowl only

Nenhum

Double-spurred Spurfowl only

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

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.

Double-spurred Spurfowl

Canto

Strident crowing series of raspy 'ka-wee' notes; noisy duets at dawn; alarm call a sharp clucking 'kek-kek-kek'

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Geographic Range & Migration

Indian Peafowl

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

Double-spurred Spurfowl

Resident of open woodland, forest edge, and moist savanna in West Africa from Senegal and Gambia east to Togo and Benin.

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Indian Peafowl

Least Concern

Double-spurred Spurfowl

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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

Double-spurred Spurfowl

Plumagem

Brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; whitish below with dark brown streaking; red bill; red orbital skin; yellow legs; male with two prominent tarsal spurs diagnostic. West African species; …

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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.

Double-spurred Spurfowl

A medium Phasianidae spurfowl (~444 g) of West African forests and forest edges from Senegambia to Ghana. Named for the two spurs on each leg. Brown and white-streaked; red facial skin. Inhabits secondary growth and woodland-grassland margins. Feeds on seeds and invertebrates; forages in small groups. Least Concern.

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