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The feathers of the peacock also symbolize sun rays, from which come light, luminosity and brightness. The peacock opening the feathers of its tail in a circular shape symbolizes the sunrise. [46] Consequently, due to its holiness, Yazidis are not allowed to hunt and eat the peacock, ill-treat it or utter bad words about it.
A white stripe above the eye and a crescent shaped white patch below the eye are formed by bare white skin. The lore, chin and throat are covered with greenish feathers. It has a long blue neck with scaly bronze-green feathers with black and copper markings in the back.
The genus name is the Latin word for a peacock. [2] The type species is the Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus). [3] Species. The genus contains two species. [4]
Recent research using wireless eye trackers has shown that peahens critically assess males both from a distance and close-up. Initially, he is shimmering his iridescent feathers in a frontal display.
Another story has Indra who after being cursed with a thousand ulcers was transformed into a peacock with a thousand eyes. The thousand eyes refer to the eyespots on the feathers. [2] Kartikeya is generally depicted with a mayura and the mayura also serves as his conveyance. The mayura named Paravani serves as the conveyance of the god Kartikeya.
The male has a broad and greatly elongated tail of twelve feathers. The tail covert (or "train") of the male is the longest of any bird and is believed to contain the longest (and widest) feathers to occur in a wild bird; the Reeves's pheasant has tail feathers of similar length but which are considerably narrower. The tail coverts measure up ...
The male has a similar display to that of other species of peafowl, though the Congo peacock actually fans its tail feathers while other peacocks fan their upper tail covert feathers. The Congo peafowl is monogamous, though detailed mating information from the wild is still needed.
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. His tail feathers have a series of eyes that are best seen when it is fanned. The male is called a peacock, the female a peahen. Video of peacock's mating call ...