Peacock

Peacock which the scientific name Pavo cristatus. The most of Peacock has a glossy dark blue feathers. The term peafowl can refer to the two species of bird in the genus Pavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. The male is called a peacock, and the female a peahen. The female peafowl is brown or toned grey and brown. Its young is called a peachick..
The two species of peafowl are:
• Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus (Asiatic) is a resident breeder in the Indian subcontinent. The peacock is designated as the national bird of India and the provincial bird of the Punjab (India).
• Green Peafowl, Pavo muticus (Asiatic) breeds from Burma east to Java. The Green Peafowl in extinction due to hunting and a reduction in extent and quality of habitat.

The male (peacock) Indian Peafowl has iridescent blue-green or green colored plumage. The so-called "tail" of the peacock, also termed the "train," is not the tail quill feathers but highly elongated upper tail coverts. The train feathers have a series of eyes that are best seen when the tail is fanned. Both species have a crest atop the head. The female (peahen) Indian Peafowl has a mixture of dull green, brown, and grey in her plumage. She lacks the long upper tail coverts of the male but has a crest. The female can also display her plumage to ward off female competition or danger to her young
Adult male birds are large, can reach 230cm in length, with a very long tail cover green metallic. Above their heads is crested blue vertical fan shape. Female birds are smaller than males. Feathers not glossy, greenish brown with black stripes and without feathers adorned the cover tail. Young birds such as female.
Peacock population scattered in open forests with grasslands in India , Pakistan , Sri Lanka , Nepal and Bhutan . Previously this species was found also in Bangladesh , but now most probably extinct there.
Male peacock is polygamous species, have more than one partner. In the breeding season, male birds show off their tail feathers in front of a female bird. Tail feathers cover is opened to form fan -shaped spots with blue eyes. Female birds incubate usually three to six eggs.
Peacock bird feed consists of various grains, grass shoots and leaves, various insects , and various kinds of small animals such as worms , spiders and lizards small.
Peacock is the national bird of India . This species also play an important role in the mythology of Buddhist , Hindu and other cultures.
The peafowl are forest birds that nest on the ground but roost in trees. They are terrestrial feeders.
Both species of Peafowl are believed to be polygamous. However, it has been suggested that "females" entering a male Green Peafowl's territory are really his own juvenile or subadult young and that Green Peafowl are really monogamous in the wild. The male peacock flares out its feathers when it is trying to get the female's attention. Those who subscribe to this notion cite the similarities between the sexes.
During mating season they will often emit a very loud high pitched cry.