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2007-08-24 08:25:56 · 6 answers · asked by Haneef P 1 in Society & Culture Mythology & Folklore

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The Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus also known as the Common Peafowl or the Blue Peafowl is one of the species of bird in the genus Pavo of the Phasianidae family known as peafowl. The Indian Peafowl is a resident breeder in the Indian subcontinent. The peacock is the national bird of India. The species is found in dry semi-desert grasslands, scrub and deciduous forests. It forages and nests on the ground but roosts on top of trees. It eats mainly seeds, but also some insects, fruits and reptiles. Females are about 86 cm (34 in) long and weigh about 3.4 kg (7.4 lbs), while males average at about 2.12 m (7.3 ft) in full breeding plumage (107 cm/42 in when not) and weigh about 5 kg (11 lbs). The male is called a peacock, the female a peahen. The Indian Peacock has iridescent blue-green plumage. The upper tail coverts on its back are elongated and ornate with an eye at the end of each feather. These are the Peacock's display feathers. The female plumage is a mixture of dull green, grey and iridescent blue, with the greenish-grey predominating. In the breeding season, females stand apart by lacking the long 'tail feathers' also known as train, and in the non-breeding season they can be distinguished from males by the green colour of the neck as opposed to the blue on the males. Peafowl are most notable for the male's extravagant display feathers, despite actually growing from their back is known as a 'tail' and also known as a train, a result of sexual selection, which it displays as part of courtship. This train is in reality not the tail but the enormously elongated upper tail converts. The tail itself is brown and short as in the peahen.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Peafowl

Love & Blessings
Milly

2007-08-24 14:35:46 · answer #1 · answered by milly_1963 7 · 0 1

A peacock is a type of bird related to the pheasant. The male peacock has the brilliant "tail" of blue and green. While the female peacock is brown or toned grey and brown. The Indian Peafowl, another name for the typically more blue peacock, is the national bird of India.

2007-08-24 15:35:49 · answer #2 · answered by Lyndsey J 1 · 0 0

long gorgeous multi-colored feathers that fan way out and a crown on top and a yelp like a woman screaming yehelp!

2007-08-24 15:32:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Why is this on mythology and folklore? It's a real animal.

2007-08-24 15:30:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Here you go:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Peafowl

2007-08-24 15:32:01 · answer #5 · answered by ♥♥The Queen Has Spoken♥♥ 7 · 1 0

freaking sounding....(sounds like a baby/kid crying!- at least I think so...)

2007-08-24 15:31:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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