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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 Indian peafowl is known to live for up to 23 years in captivity. However, it is estimated to live for only about 15 years in the wild. [ 63 ] Large predators such as tiger , leopard , hyena , dhole , and golden jackal , can ambush an adult Indian peafowl.
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.
Here are some tips on what to do if you encounter a peacock, according to the arboretum’s website: Stay 10 feet away from peafowl. Don’t eat or have food around peafowl.
Indian blue peafowl are a native bird of Sri Lanka and India and are also found in the wild in some other countries including Pakistan and Malaya. However, thanks to the trade in exotic birds ...
Ahh, life in Miami, where we marvel at a picturesque downtown skyline, but sit in eternal traffic jams and get to live side-by-side with chickens, iguanas, gators — and peafowl. The Miami area ...
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 Congo peafowl (Afropavo congensis), also known as the African peafowl or mbulu by the Bakôngo, is a species of peafowl native to the Congo Basin. [2] It is one of three peafowl species and the only member of the subfamily Pavoninae native to Africa. [3] It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. [1]