Indian Peafowl vs Tibetan Snowcock

Pavo cristatus comparado com Tetraogallus tibetanus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Indian Peafowl Tibetan Snowcock
Nome científico Pavo cristatus Tetraogallus tibetanus
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) 52,6 cm (20.7 in)
Peso 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) 1505,0 g (53.09 oz)
Dieta Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … Grazes on alpine grasses, sedges, seeds, and shoots; supplements with bulbs, roots, and invertebrates on …
Tamanho da postura 3-8 4-5
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Indian Peafowl 195,0 cm
Tibetan Snowcock
Envergadura
Indian Peafowl 160,0 cm
Tibetan Snowcock 52,6 cm
Peso
Indian Peafowl 5000,0 g
Tibetan Snowcock 1505,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Indian Peafowl only

Tibetan Snowcock 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.

Tibetan Snowcock

Canto

Loud, melodious whistling 'wheee-whoo-whee' ringing across Tibetan plateau; similar to ptarmigan but richer and more varied. Flocks call together in chorus. Alarm is rapid barking 'kak-kak-kak'.

Geographic Range & Migration

Indian Peafowl

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

Tibetan Snowcock

Resident of high-altitude rocky slopes, alpine meadow, and scree on the Tibetan Plateau from Ladakh to western China, at 3,000–5,600 m.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Indian Peafowl

Least Concern

Tibetan Snowcock

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

Tibetan Snowcock

Plumagem

Grey-brown upperparts with pale buff streaking; white underparts with grey breast-band and rufous lateral breast streaks; white face with dark ear patch; white outer tail feathers visible in flight. Sexes …

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.

Tibetan Snowcock

A large Phasianidae snowcock (~1.51 kg) of high Tibetan Plateau and adjacent ranges from Afghanistan to western China, typically at 4,000–6,000 m. White underparts with grey streaks; runs fast on rocky terrain. Feeds on grass roots, leaves, and invertebrates. Least Concern; adapted to extreme altitude.

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