Animal Class >>Birds
Peafowl
The male peafowl is known as Peacock and female is known as Peahen. Peacock has a extravagant tail, which it displays as part of courtship Peacock is designated as National Bird of India. There are two species of peafowl, Indian Peafowl and a green Peafowl. Indian peafowls are usually found in India, Pakistan and Sri lanka while Green Peafowls are found in Myanmar. The Indian male peafowl has beautiful iridescent blue-green or green coloured plumage. The so-called "tail" of the peacock, also termed the "train", is not the tail quill feathers but highly elongated upper tail coverts. The train feathers have a series of eyes that are best seen when the tail is fanned. The Indian female peafowl has a mixture of dull green, brown, and grey in her plumage. She lacks the long upper tail coverts of the male but has a crest. The green Peafowl has a more green and even gold plumage than the Indian Peafowl and even more brilliant color. The wings are black with a sheen of blue. The crest is of a very different shape and is tufted. The head is usually greenish in color but blue in many other species.
Facts:
- Peacock is an incorrect term to refer Peafowls, the male peafowl is known as Peacock and female is known as Peahen.
- Peacock is the National Bird of India.
- The Indian Peafowl is monotypic i.e have only one species and Green Peafowl has 3 sub species P. muticus spicifer, P. m imperator and P. m. muticus.
- Peafowls are forest birds that nests on the ground.
- Peafowls are omnivorous and eat plant parts, flower petals, seed heads, insects and other arthropods, reptiles, and amphibians.
- They can be domesticated but there is fear of animals like dogs, cats and other animals.
- Peafowls have been called "urban guard dogs" because their distinctive cries can act as a warning of approaching people.
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- • Dog
- • Coyote
- • Cat
- • Squirrel
- • Tiger
- • Cheetah
- • Lion
- • Gorilla
- • Orangutan
- • Monkey
- • Brown Bears
- • Polar Bear
- • Panda
- • Elephant
- • Hippopotamus
- • Rhinocerose
- • Giraffe
- • Camel
- • Kangaroo
- • Insects
- • Reptiles
- • Fishes
- • Crocodile
- • Dolphin
- • Penguin
- • Sharks
- • Frog
- • Vampire Bats
- • Chimpanzee
- • Pig
- • Horse
- • Snake
- • Chameleon
- • Tortoise
- • Spider
- • Grasshoppers
- • Praying Mantis
- • Dragonfly
- • Fox
- • Butterfly
- • Turtle
- • Bees
