Indian Peafowl vs Red-winged Francolin

Pavo cristatus so với Scleroptila levaillantii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Indian Peafowl Red-winged Francolin
Tên Khoa Học Pavo cristatus Scleroptila levaillantii
Bộ Galliformes Galliformes
Họ Phasianidae Phasianidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài 195,0 cm (76.8 in)
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 160,0 cm (63.0 in) 32,5 cm (12.8 in)
Khối Lượng 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) 448,75 g (15.83 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … Forages for seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in South African grassland and fynbos; scratches soil.
Số Trứng 3-8 3-5
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Indian Peafowl 195,0 cm
Red-winged Francolin
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh
Indian Peafowl 160,0 cm
Red-winged Francolin 32,5 cm
Khối Lượng
Indian Peafowl 5000,0 g
Red-winged Francolin 448,75 g

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Indian Peafowl only

Red-winged 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

Tiếng Hót

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.

Red-winged Francolin

Tiếng Hót

Ringing, emphatic 'keee-KRAK-keee' call series; S African highland grassland species. Alarm is explosive cackling with flush; rufous wing patches visible in flight. 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.

Red-winged Francolin

Resident of highland grassland and montane scrub in eastern South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal to Northern Cape) and Lesotho.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Indian Peafowl

Least Concern

Red-winged Francolin

How to Tell Them Apart

Indian Peafowl

Bộ Lông

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.

Mỏ

Short, stout, greyish-horn bill

Red-winged Francolin

Bộ Lông

Brown above with buff shaft streaks; white-streaked dark brown underparts; rufous-chestnut primaries diagnostic in flight; white throat; red bill; red legs in male, yellow in female. Grassland species.

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.

Red-winged Francolin

A medium Phasianidae francolin (~449 g) of montane grassland and open country in eastern and southern Africa. Rufous-red wing patches are conspicuous in flight. Inhabits high-altitude open grassland. Feeds on grass seeds, tubers, and invertebrates. Calls loudly in the morning; forms loose groups. Least Concern.

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