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A peacock spreading his tail, displaying his plumage Peahen. Peafowl is a common name for two bird species of the genus Pavo and one species of the closely related genus Afropavo within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae (the pheasants and their allies). Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are referred to as ...
[12] [13] A male peafowl or peacock is a larger sized bird with an average bill to tail length of 100–120 cm (40–46 in) and as much as 200–230 cm (78–90 in) to the end of a fully grown train. It weighs 4.1–5.2 kg (9–11.5 lb) and is amongst the heaviest birds in Phasianidae .
Gallus aesculapii, a Late Miocene – Early Pliocene "junglefowl" of Greece, may also have been a peafowl [5] In the Pliocene on the Balkan Peninsula, Bravard's peafowl coexisted with ptarmigans (Lagopus sp.) [6] Peafowl were widespread on the Balkan Peninsula and in Southeastern Europe until the end of the Pliocene. [7]
The bird featured in the video, and the one that most people think of when they picture a peacock, is an Indian blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus) although they are commonly called simply Indian ...
Peafowl are not native to the U.S. and are the national bird of India. The birds, which are native to India and Sri Lanka, were brought to Miami to be exotic yard ornaments , or so the story goes.
Afropavo Chapin, 1936 (African peafowl) Pavo Linnaeus, 1758 (Asiatic peafowl) Polyplectron Temminck, 1807 (peacock-pheasants) Galloperdix Blyth, 1845 (Indian spurfowls) Tropicoperdix Blyth, 1859 (chestnut-necklaced and green-legged partridges) Haematortyx Sharpe, 1879 (crimson-headed partridge) Tribe Gallini. Bambusicola Gould, 1863 (bamboo ...
Male peafowl, called peacocks, are known for their screeching calls and plumage, including a long train of feathers that’s displayed during courtship rituals. The duller-colored females are ...
1781 painting by Maruyama Okyo Adult female head and upper neck Male profile. The green peafowl is a large bird in terms of overall size. The male is 1.8–3 m (5 ft 11 in – 9 ft 10 in) in total length, including its train, which measures 1.4–1.6 m (4 ft 7 in – 5 ft 3 in); the adult female is around half the total length of the breeding male at 1–1.1 m (3 ft 3 in – 3 ft 7 in) in length.