Peacock Facts
The magestic bird Peacock, Pavo cristatus is a symbol of beauty, joy, grace and love. This colourful bird has a fan-shaped crest on its head, a white patch under its eye and a long-slender neck.
Peacock is found large in number in India. They live in forest lands near water and are also domesticated in some villages. in Christianity, the Peacock is known as the symbol of ‘Resurrection’.
The male peacock has iridescent blue-green or green colored plumage. It’s tail is not the tail quill feathers but the highly elongated upper tail coverts. The eyes are best seen when it fans its tail.
Also know interesting top 10 Peacock fun facts:
| 🦚 Only Males Have the Tail | The colorful birds with big tails are the males, while the females are called peahens. |
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| 🌈 Huge Tails | The peacock’s tail can spread out like a giant fan covered in shiny blue and green feathers. |
| 💃 They Dance to Show Off | They open their tails and dance to look beautiful and impress the females. |
| 👀 Feathers With “Eyes” | Their feathers have round eye-shaped patterns that look like they are watching you. |
| 🗣️ Very Loud Calls | They make loud calls that can be heard far away, especially before it rains. |
| 🍂 They Lose Their Feathers | Every year they drop their long tail feathers and grow brand new ones. |
| 🐍 They Eat Small Animals | Besides seeds and fruits, they also eat insects and even small snakes. |
| ✈️ They Can Fly | Even with their heavy tails, they can fly short distances up into trees. |
| 🌳 They Sleep in Trees | At night they fly up high into trees to stay safe from other animals. |
| 🇮🇳 India’s National Bird | The peacock is the national bird of India and is loved for its beauty. |
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