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A male Indian peafowl at Yala National Park in Sri Lanka. The Indian peafowl is widely distributed across India and Sri lanka, with introduced feral colonies in many parts of the world. Conservative estimates of the population in 2002 put them at more than 100,000. [70] While the exact population size is unknown, it is not believed to be under ...
Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are referred to as peahens. The two Asiatic species are the blue or Indian peafowl originally from the Indian subcontinent, and the green peafowl from Southeast Asia. The Congo peafowl, native only to the Congo Basin, is not a true peafowl. Male peafowl are known for their piercing ...
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]
Lesser whistling duck at Kannur Indian spot-billed duck pair at Karanji Lake. Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae. Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily ...
The Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus, is a species of bird in the peafowl genus Pavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. It is a forest bird which nests on the ground laying 4-8 eggs. It eats mainly seeds, but also some insects and fruit. The Indian Peacock has beautiful iridescent blue-green plumage.
Avifauna include barred owlet, brown fish owl, eurasian eagle owl, red jungle fowl, Indian peafowl, Indian pitta, paradise flycatcher, and chestnut-shouldered petronia. The park is also host to reptiles such as common krait , cat snake , rat snake , snake eyed lacerta , grass skink , fan throated lizard , and rock agama .
The Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) is the national bird of India. [3] This list does not cover species in Indian jurisdiction areas such as Dakshin Gangotri and oceanic species are delineated by an arbitrary cutoff distance. The list does not include fossil bird species or escapees from captivity.
Green peafowl; I. Indian peafowl; P. Pavo (bird) Peacock & Chinkara Breeding Centre, Jhabua This page was last edited on 2 August 2021, at 03:49 (UTC). Text is ...