Peacock Facts
Peacock Facts
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Most people use term "peacock" to describe both male and female birds, but peacock is actually a name that refers to male peafowl. Peafowl belong to pheasant family. These birds are native to Asia. There are two species of peafowl: Indian Peafowl and Green Peafowl. Both types are endangered because of the habitat loss, smuggling and predation.
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| Male peafowl is called peacock while female is called peahen. |
| They are one of the largest flying birds. Their length (including tail) can reach 5 feet. They can weigh between 8-13 pounds. |
| They are omnivores (eat both plants and animals). They like to eat insects, arthropods, amphibians, flowers, seeds… |
| Their main predators are tigers, leopards, mongoose… When they sense a danger, they fly and hide in the trees. They spend nights on trees for the same reason. |
| Family of peafowl is called "bevy". |
| Group of peafowl is called "party". |
| Beautiful and colorful tails are characteristic only for the males. |
| Colors of the tail will look different every time you change the angle of looking because of the reflection of the light. Tail feathers have eye-like spots, surrounded with red, green, gold and red feathers. |
| Tail makes 60% of peacock's total length. |
| Peahen chooses its partner by the length, width and coloration of the tail. |
| Peacocks are polygamous (mate with more than one female) and usually form a harem that consists of 2-5 females. Left alone peacocks are very sad and heart-broken. |
| Although very beautiful, peacocks produce unpleasant sounds. |
| Females lay 3-5 eggs. Young birds will hatch after 28 days. |
| One day old baby peafowl can walk, eat and drink without assistance. |
| Peafowl live up to 20 years both in the wild and in the captivity. |
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