Indian Peafowl vs Hartlaub's Spurfowl

Pavo cristatus 对比 Pternistis hartlaubi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Indian Peafowl Hartlaub's Spurfowl
学名 Pavo cristatus Pternistis hartlaubi
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长 195.0 cm (76.8 in)
翼展 160.0 cm (63.0 in) 28.9 cm (11.4 in)
体重 5000.0 g (176.37 oz) 246.25 g (8.69 oz)
食性 Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … Forages for seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small animals in rocky Angolan hillside scrub.
产卵数 3-8 4-8
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Indian Peafowl 195.0 cm
Hartlaub's Spurfowl
翼展
Indian Peafowl 160.0 cm
Hartlaub's Spurfowl 28.9 cm
体重
Indian Peafowl 5000.0 g
Hartlaub's Spurfowl 246.25 g
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Indian Peafowl only

Hartlaub's Spurfowl only

Indian Peafowl

Open forests, farmland, and areas near water in the Indian subcontinent. Highly adaptable and common near human settlements.

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Song & Call Comparison

Indian Peafowl

鸣唱

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.

Hartlaub's Spurfowl

鸣唱

Loud, harsh 'krak-krak-KRAAK' calls from NW African rocky bush; slightly nasal quality. Alarm is rapid explosive cackling when flushed. Pairs call in duet at dawn on rocky escarpments.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Indian Peafowl

Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.

Hartlaub's Spurfowl

Resident of rocky hillsides with scrub and open woodland in southwestern Angola; restricted range.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Indian Peafowl

Least Concern

Hartlaub's Spurfowl

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How to Tell Them Apart

Indian Peafowl

羽毛

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

Hartlaub's Spurfowl

羽毛

Dark brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; white below with dense dark brown streaking; orange-red facial skin; yellow legs; no bare neck skin. Sexes similar; smaller than most spurfowl; …

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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.

Hartlaub's Spurfowl

A small Phasianidae spurfowl (~246 g) of rocky hillside scrub and boulder-strewn savanna in Angola and Namibia. Plumage is intricately streaked and spotted brown-and-white. Pairs and family groups forage on the ground for seeds, roots, and invertebrates. Locally common in arid rocky terrain; Least Concern.

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