Indian Peafowl vs Grey-striped Spurfowl
Pavo cristatus comparado com Pternistis griseostriatus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Indian Peafowl | Grey-striped Spurfowl |
|---|---|---|
| Nome científico | Pavo cristatus | Pternistis griseostriatus |
| 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) | 30,3 cm (11.9 in) |
| Peso | 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) | 314,5 g (11.09 oz) |
| Dieta | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … | Forages for seeds, invertebrates, and plant material in Angolan forest and savanna. |
| Tamanho da postura | 3-8 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
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
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-striped Spurfowl
Sharp, rasping 'krek-KRAK' calls from Angola forest; smaller spurfowl with higher voice. Alarm is rapid cackle. Poorly known relative to widespread congeners. Pairs call at dawn in forest.
Geographic Range & Migration
Indian Peafowl
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Grey-striped Spurfowl
Resident of coastal lowland forest and thicket in Angola and western DR Congo; restricted to the Atlantic coast belt.
Estado de conservação
Indian Peafowl
Grey-striped Spurfowl
How to Tell Them Apart
Indian Peafowl
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.
Short, stout, greyish-horn bill
Grey-striped Spurfowl
Grey-brown above with distinctive grey and white shaft streaking; pale buff underparts with grey-brown lateral streaking giving greyish tonal quality; red bill; yellowish legs; red orbital skin. Angola endemic.
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-striped Spurfowl
A small Phasianidae spurfowl (~315 g) of dense forest understorey and gallery forest in western Angola and adjacent DRC. Finely grey-streaked plumage is distinctive among spurfowls. Shy and little studied; forages on seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; restricted range but habitat relatively intact.