Indian Peafowl vs Papagaio-verdadeiro
Pavo cristatus comparado com Amazona aestiva
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Indian Peafowl | Papagaio-verdadeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Nome científico | Pavo cristatus | Amazona aestiva |
| Ordem | Galliformes | Psittaciformes |
| Família | Phasianidae | Psittacidae |
| Estado de conservação | Least Concern | Near Threatened |
| Comprimento | 195,0 cm (76.8 in) | 36,0 cm (14.2 in) |
| Envergadura | 160,0 cm (63.0 in) | 55,0 cm (21.7 in) |
| Peso | 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) | 400,0 g (14.11 oz) |
| Dieta | Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … | Seeds, nuts, fruits, berries, and flowers. Feeds in tree canopy in noisy flocks. Occasionally raids … |
| Tamanho da postura | 3-8 | 1-5 |
| 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.
Papagaio-verdadeiro
Tropical and subtropical forests, woodland, savanna, and palm groves in South America.
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.
Papagaio-verdadeiro
Loud, raucous squawking and screaming calls. Capable of impressive vocal mimicry including human speech. Contact call is a rolling 'arr-arr'. Highly vocal in social groups.
Geographic Range & Migration
Indian Peafowl
Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.
Papagaio-verdadeiro
Interior of South America including Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina.
Estado de conservação
Indian Peafowl
Papagaio-verdadeiro
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
Papagaio-verdadeiro
Green body with a turquoise-blue forehead, yellow face, and red and blue wing patches. Red at the bend of the wing visible in flight.
Strong, hooked, dark grey upper mandible with a paler lower mandible
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.
Papagaio-verdadeiro
The turquoise-fronted amazon is one of the most popular pet parrots in the world, prized for its ability to mimic human speech and its engaging personality. In the wild, these sociable parrots roost communally in large flocks and fly in pairs to feeding sites at dawn. Habitat loss and trapping for the pet trade threaten wild populations.