Indian Peafowl vs Chestnut-necklaced Partridge
Pavo cristatus comparado com Tropicoperdix charltonii
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Indian Peafowl | Chestnut-necklaced Partridge |
|---|---|---|
| Nome científico | Pavo cristatus | Tropicoperdix charltonii |
| Ordem | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Família | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| Estado de conservação | Least Concern | Vulnerable |
| Comprimento | 195,0 cm (76.8 in) | — |
| Envergadura | 160,0 cm (63.0 in) | — |
| Peso | 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) | 270,0 g (9.52 oz) |
| Dieta | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … | Ground forager; eats seeds, berries, invertebrates, and small animals in SE Asian lowland and foothill … |
| 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.
Chestnut-necklaced Partridge
Clear, ringing 'wii-OO' whistle from Bornean forest understorey; pure and slightly mournful. Alarm is a sharp explosive 'kek'. Pairs call in loose coordination at dawn. Contact notes low, clucking.
Geographic Range & Migration
Indian Peafowl
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Chestnut-necklaced Partridge
Resident of lowland and hill forest in peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and southern Thailand, from sea level to 1,000 m.
Estado de conservação
Indian Peafowl
Chestnut-necklaced Partridge
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
Chestnut-necklaced Partridge
Brown upperparts with dark scaling; broad chestnut pectoral band across buff-white breast; white supercilium; pale orange-buff flanks; green legs. Female paler with narrower or absent chestnut necklace.
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.
Chestnut-necklaced Partridge
A small Phasianidae partridge (~270 g) of lowland and hill dipterocarp forests in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Characterised by a chestnut gorget on the upper breast. Forages for seeds and invertebrates in dense understorey. Vulnerable from extensive lowland forest conversion.