Colours
Distinguishing features
The male peacock is predominantly blue with a fan-like crest of spatula-tipped wire-like feathers and is best known for the long train made up of elongated upper-tail covert feathers which bear colourful eyespots. These stiff and elongated feathers are raised into a fan and quivered in a display during courtship. The female lacks the train, has a greenish lower neck and a duller brown plumage. (Wikipedia)
Size
- From 100 cm to 115 cm (Beak to end of tail excluding train of display feathers) - applies to Males excluding display feathers
- From 195 cm to 225 cm (Beak to end of tail including train of display feathers) - applies to Males including display feathers
- From 90 cm to 100 cm (Length of specimen) - applies to Females
Wingspan
- Up to 160 cm
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
It is native to South Asia, but has been introduced and is semi-feral in many other parts of the world.
In the wild, it is found in moist and dry-deciduous forests, but can adapt to live in cultivated regions and around human habitations and is usually found where water is available.
Diet
Peafowl are omnivorous and eat seeds, insects, fruits, small mammals and reptiles. They feed on small snakes but keep their distance from larger ones. (Wikipedia)
