Indian Peafowl vs Elgon Francolin

Pavo cristatus เปรียบเทียบกับ Scleroptila elgonensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Indian Peafowl Elgon Francolin
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Pavo cristatus Scleroptila elgonensis
อันดับ Galliformes Galliformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Phasianidae Phasianidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 195.0 cm (76.8 in)
กว้างปีก 160.0 cm (63.0 in) 34.4 cm (13.5 in)
น้ำหนัก 5000.0 g (176.37 oz) 478.0 g (16.86 oz)
อาหาร Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … Feeds on seeds and invertebrates in montane grassland and heathland of East African highlands.
จำนวนไข่ 3-8 5
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Indian Peafowl 195.0 cm
Elgon Francolin
กว้างปีก
Indian Peafowl 160.0 cm
Elgon Francolin 34.4 cm
น้ำหนัก
Indian Peafowl 5000.0 g
Elgon Francolin 478.0 g

Habitat Comparison

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Indian Peafowl only

Elgon 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

เสียงร้อง

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.

Elgon Francolin

เสียงร้อง

Loud, strident 'krak-KRAK-krak' calls from Mount Elgon moorland; ringing and emphatic. Mt Elgon and Ugandan highlands endemic. Alarm is explosive cackling cackle. 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.

Elgon Francolin

Resident of Afroalpine moorland on Mount Elgon (Kenya/Uganda border), above 3,000 m; very restricted range.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Indian Peafowl

Least Concern

Elgon Francolin

How to Tell Them Apart

Indian Peafowl

ขนนก

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.

ปาก

Short, stout, greyish-horn bill

Elgon Francolin

ขนนก

Brown above with buff shaft streaks and dark spotting; pale buff underparts with dark brown streaking; white throat; rufous wing flash; yellow bill; red legs in male, yellow in female; …

About These Birds

Indian Peafowl

The Indian peafowl is the national bird of India and one of the most spectacular birds in the world. The peacock's enormous train, which can span over two meters, is used in elaborate courtship displays where the feathers are fanned and vibrated. Despite their size, peafowl can fly short distances and roost in tall trees.

Elgon Francolin

A medium Phasianidae francolin (~478 g) of highland grassland and heathland on the slopes of Mount Elgon and neighbouring mountains in Uganda and Kenya. Typically found above 2,400 m. Brown-streaked and well camouflaged. Feeds on seeds and invertebrates; occurs in pairs or small groups. Least Concern.

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