Indian Peafowl vs Red-winged Francolin

Pavo cristatus comparado com Scleroptila levaillantii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Indian Peafowl Red-winged Francolin
Nome científico Pavo cristatus Scleroptila levaillantii
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) 32,5 cm (12.8 in)
Peso 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) 448,75 g (15.83 oz)
Dieta Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … Forages for seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in South African grassland and fynbos; scratches soil.
Tamanho da postura 3-8 3-5
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Indian Peafowl 195,0 cm
Red-winged Francolin
Envergadura
Indian Peafowl 160,0 cm
Red-winged Francolin 32,5 cm
Peso
Indian Peafowl 5000,0 g
Red-winged Francolin 448,75 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Indian Peafowl only

Red-winged 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.

Red-winged Francolin

Canto

Ringing, emphatic 'keee-KRAK-keee' call series; S African highland grassland species. Alarm is explosive cackling with flush; rufous wing patches visible in flight. Pairs call antiphonally at dawn.

Geographic Range & Migration

Indian Peafowl

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

Red-winged Francolin

Resident of highland grassland and montane scrub in eastern South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal to Northern Cape) and Lesotho.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Indian Peafowl

Least Concern

Red-winged 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

Red-winged Francolin

Plumagem

Brown above with buff shaft streaks; white-streaked dark brown underparts; rufous-chestnut primaries diagnostic in flight; white throat; red bill; red legs in male, yellow in female. Grassland species.

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.

Red-winged Francolin

A medium Phasianidae francolin (~449 g) of montane grassland and open country in eastern and southern Africa. Rufous-red wing patches are conspicuous in flight. Inhabits high-altitude open grassland. Feeds on grass seeds, tubers, and invertebrates. Calls loudly in the morning; forms loose groups. Least Concern.

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