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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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]
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Galliformes / ˌ ɡ æ l ɪ ˈ f ɔːr m iː z / is an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding birds that includes turkeys, chickens, quail, and other landfowl.Gallinaceous birds, as they are called, are important in their ecosystems as seed dispersers and predators, and are often reared by humans for their meat and eggs, or hunted as game birds.
Afropavo (African peafowl) Pavo (Asiatic peafowl) incertae sedis: Polyplectron (peacock-pheasants) incertae sedis: Haematortyx (crimson-headed partridge) incertae sedis: Tropicoperdix; incertae sedis: Galloperdix (Asian spurfowl) Gallini: Bambusicola (bamboo partridges) Gallus (junglefowl, including the domestic chicken) Peliperdix (Latham's ...
That means fans will need a Peacock subscription in order to watch Ohio State's game against the Spartans, as select Big Ten games are a part of NBC and Peacock's broadcast deal with the ...