Peacock
Taken at Glenwhan on 2nd June 2022 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 long shot.
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Taken at Pirnmill, Arran on 26th April 2019 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File

Taken at Portencross on 15th March 2015 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens. Fact File

Taken at Portencross on 15th March 2015 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens. Fact File

Peacock.
Species :
Order:
Family:
Local names: 		Pavo cristatus.
Galliformes.
Phasianidae.
Indian Peafowl or Blue Peafowl.
Food:

Plumage:








Train:
Wingspan:		 Peafowl are omnivorous and eat most plant parts, insects and other arthropods, reptiles, and amphibians.
The male has iridescent blue-green or green colored plumage. The peacock tail ("train") is not the tail quill feathers but the highly elongated upper tail covert feathers. The "eyes" are best seen when the peacock fans its tail. Like a cupped hand behind the ear, the erect tail-fan of the male helps direct sound to the ears. The female (peahen)
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 signal danger to her young.
100 to 115 cm
195 - 225 cm
Voice: