why is peacock the national bird of india?

Answer 1

A number of reasons I can think of.

1. Peacock is a beautiful and a colorful bird.
2. It mates during monsoon season. The male dances to catch female's attention. The dance and the whistle indicates the arrival of monsoon. Monsoon is the lifeline of Indian farmer.
3. It is found in plenty especially all over the country. every Indian can identify the bird.
4. Compared to other commonly available birds in Indian subcontinent, sparrow, crow, parrot, pigeon, eagles etc Peacock is the obvious choice. Moreover it is not a national bird for any other nation.

Answer 2

The Indian peacock, Pavo cristatus (Linnaeus), the national bird of India, is a colourful, swan-sized bird, with a fan-shaped crest of feathers, a white patch under the eye and a long, slender neck. The male of the species is more colourful than the female, with a glistening blue breast and neck and a spectacular bronze-green train of around 200 elongated feathers. The female is brownish, slightly smaller than the male, and lacks the train. The elaborate courtship dance of the male, fanning out the tail and preening its feathers, is a gorgeous sight.

The peacock is widely found in the Indian sub-continent from the south and east of the Indus river, Jammu and Kashmir, east Assam, south Mizoram and the whole of the Indian peninsula. The Peacock enjoys protection from the people as it is never molested for religious and sentimental reasons. It is fully protected under the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

Answer 3

The significance of peacock is attached to cultures of India, Far East, Ancient Persia, Greek and Christian. In Hinduism, the image of the god of thunder, rains and war, Indra, was depicted in the form of a peacock. In south India, peacock is considered as a 'vahana' or vehilce of lord Muruga. The figure of peacock is painted in various Islamic religious buildings. In Christianity, the peacock was also known as the symbol of the 'Resurrection'.

In India people believe that whenever the peacock spread its tails in an ornamental fashion, it indicates that rain is imminent. In a way it is partly true. At the sight of dark clouds the bird outspreads its tail and starts dancing in rhythmic fashion. Most of the folklore including Bharatha Natyam has got special dancing poses for the peacock dance.

Peacock is a large and majestic bird. It has got a long and beautiful tail. Both the peacock and the hen have crest. But the crest of hen is smaller in size. The main body of the peacock is mottled brown in color. Especially, the metallic green color found on the lower neck is very attractive. Though peacocks are beautiful looking birds their calls are loud and coarse.

They move in-groups and they are normally spotted in the forests, villages and nearby fields. They are shy in nature. It feeds on lizards, snakes, grains and insects. The hen lays a maximum of five eggs, which are in pale cream color.

Answer 4

The criteria for this choice are many:
1. The national bird must be well-distributed within the country so it could be truly 'national'.
2. It must be recognisable to the common man.
3. It must lend itself to formal depiction, i.e. abstract depiction on government publications, etc.
4. It must not be confused with the bird emblem of any other nation.
5. It should be associated with Indian myths and legends. The peacock fit well in the criteria

Answer 5

It is only found in India and in Thailand.In India no other bird is as beautiful as peacock

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Answer 7

Its FEATHER is the SYMBOL of my Bhagwan Krishna of the presence of NATURE in ABUDANCE (despite the butchery of the gases of all EXHAUST from (1) Vehicles (2) Cooking (3) Industries (4) Exhalation by all living Beings etc.) and the manifestation of PEACE despite the Butchery of each other going on in TODAY'S World.

Answer 8

I think its something 2 do with an Indian God.