Indian Peafowl vs Green-legged Partridge
Pavo cristatus comparado com Tropicoperdix chloropus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Indian Peafowl | Green-legged Partridge |
|---|---|---|
| Nome científico | Pavo cristatus | Tropicoperdix chloropus |
| 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) | — |
| Peso | 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) | 276,0 g (9.74 oz) |
| Dieta | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … | Forages in SE Asian forest for seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small animals; scratches leaf litter … |
| Tamanho da postura | 3-8 | 2-4 |
| 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.
Green-legged Partridge
Loud, repeated 'wheee-oop' whistle from SE Asian lowland forest floor; melodic and slightly descending. Contact calls between pairs are soft, guttural clucks. Alarm is a rapid sharp 'kek' series.
Geographic Range & Migration
Indian Peafowl
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Green-legged Partridge
Resident of lowland and foothill forest in Myanmar, Thailand, peninsular Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, from sea level to 1,800 m.
Estado de conservação
Indian Peafowl
Green-legged 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
Green-legged Partridge
Brown and rufous upperparts with dark shaft streaks; white supercilium; orange-buff underparts with dark flanks; distinctive green legs and feet; male with chestnut throat band absent in female.
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.
Green-legged Partridge
A small Phasianidae partridge (~276 g) of foothill and montane forests in Indochina and adjacent China. Named for its distinctive greenish legs. Inhabits dense undergrowth along forest streams. Forages on the ground for seeds, fruits, and invertebrates. Secretive; detected mainly by call. Least Concern.