In fact

In fact, wild peafowl often roost in forest trees and gather in groups called parties. Peacocks are ground-feeders that eat insects, plants, and small creatures. There are two familiar peacock species. The blue peacock lives in India and Sir

 Lanka, while the green peacock is found in Java and Myanmar (Burma).

My favorite thing about Peacocks...

My favorite thing about Peacocks is they are SOOOO.... beautiful

The Indian peacock

The Indian peacock has some of the brightest feathers, but the peahen is a drab, mottled brown in comparison. The male needs his bright feathers to attract a mate, and the female needs to be able to blend in with the bushes so that predators cannot see her while she is incubating her eggs. 

About Peacocks

Peacocks are large, colorful pheasants (typically blue and green) known for their iridescent tails. These tail feathers, or coverts, spread out in a distinctive train that is more than 60 percent of the bird’s total body length and boast colorful "eye" markings of blue, gold, red, and other hues. The large train is used in mating rituals and courtship displays. It can be arched into a magnificent fan that reaches across the bird's back and touches the ground on either side. Females are believed to choose their mates according to the size, color, and quality of these outrageous feather trains.

White peafowl

THERE ARE ALL-WHITE PEAFOWL.Thanks to selective breeding, it’s common for captive peafowl to buck the iridescent trend for all white feathers. This is called leucism, and it’s due to a genetic mutation that causes loss of pigmentation. These peafowl are often mistaken for being albino, but instead of having red eyes, animals with leucism retain their normal eye color.

They can fly

They can fly, despite their massive trains. A peacock’s tail feathers can reach up to six feet long and make up about 60 percent of its body length. Despite these odd proportions, the bird flies just fine, if not very far.

 

Feathers

They don’t have to be killed for their feathers.Luckily, the peacocks shed their train every year after mating season, so the feathers can be gathered and sold without the birds coming to any harm. The average lifespan of a peacock in the wild is about 20 years.

 



Peachicks

They’re not born with their fancy tail feathers.

 

 

PEAFOWL FAMILY

A Family of peafowl is called a BEVY

 

 

 

Female Peacocks

Female Peacocks are really called peahens.

Did you know?

Did you know that male Peacock's tails can grow up to 6 feet long!