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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 ...
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 ...
[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 .
Pavo (bird) 81 languages ... The genus name is the Latin word for a peacock. [2] The type species is the Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus). [3] ... White Peacocks ...
The sanctuary is locally known as Mayiladumpara, which literally means "the rock where peacocks dance". [2] This bird sanctuary is under the jurisdiction of the Peechi Forest Division and was established in the memory of the famous Indian ornithologist and writer Induchoodan. [3] The peafowl sanctuary covers an area of 5 km 2 (1.9 sq mi). [4]
A peacock s struts across the street at the Auburn Creek Apartment complex in Lincoln on Dec. 18, 2003. The birds can be spotted on rooftops, in oak trees and on people’s balconies.
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] ... Bronze-tailed peacock-pheasant;
Social media also played a large role in the peacock spider’s rise to fame when a video of a male spider performing his ritual mating dance went viral. As of December 2024, we’ve now ...