Peacocks are large colored birds, usually blue and green, and are known for their long, arched tails. Peacocks are called males. Females are known as peahen. Their presence originates in Asia. There are two peacocks; the Indian peacock and the green peacock are both endangered by habitat loss and predation. . Follow us to learn about the peacock.

Basic Information About Peacock

+ Peacock is one of the largest birds, can be up to 7.5 years before, and females are smaller in length + where the length of the female to 86 cm and can weigh between 8-13 kg

+ They love to eat insects, arthropods, amphibians, flowers, seeds

 When they feel threatened, they fly and hide in the trees and they can spend whole nights on trees for the same reason

+ The peacock family is called "bevy"

+ The male peacock only has beautiful and colorful tails

+ The tail colors change each time you change the view angle due to light reflection

+ The tail feathers have an eye-like graphic surrounded by red, green and golden feathers

+ The tail represents 60% of the total length of the peacock

+ The peacock chooses its partner through the tail length, width and color

+ Peacocks are polygamous where they mate with more than one female and usually have a number of wives of 2-5 females

+ The remaining peacocks alone are in a very sad and broken heart condition

+ Although the peacock is very beautiful it produces unpleasant sounds

 + Lay the females from 3-5 eggs, and hatch the eggs after 28 days

+ A small peacock can one day after leaving the egg, walk, and eat without help

+ Peacocks can live up to 20 years in the wild and in captivity

Peacock feathers male:

The peacock has more than 200 sparkling feathers, each decorated with small round patches. The Indian peacock has feathers of bluish blue and green on the head, neck and chest.

The real tail feathers of the Indian peacock male are short and gray in color and can be seen from the back only when the tail is extended and displayed in the form of a fan and the male extends their tails as part of the marriage behavior to draw the attention of the female to choose

The female peacock lacks bright tulle colors, has short brown tails and may only shade the neck in green.

Peacock types:

* Peacock Green

Green peacock, also known as peacock peacock, is native to the Indonesian island of Java in Southeast Asia. The green peacocks are more like the Indian peacock in the long tails that are used in courtship courts

The green peacock heads are dark green, making them distinct from the Indian peacock. When green peacocks are captured in captivity, they must be kept away from other birds because of their aggressive behavior.

* Congo Peacock

The Congo peacock is a relatively recent discovery, an African peacock lacking brightly colored tails in green and blue, and males are small in size compared to other species.

The females and males have some green colors and simple structure, and are somewhat similar to the green and Indian peacocks, and are about 64 to 70 cm long before puberty

Although much is not known about the endangered Taurus of the Congo, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums has established a program to help preserve and maintain its habitats.

* Indian peacock

The most distinctive peacock species are the Indian peacock, native to India, Sri Lanka and other parts of East Asia. India's peacock displays tail feathers featured in green and blue and has bright blue and colored heads.

Places of Peacock Location:

Peacock birds live in the land where they prefer forests and farmland, as can be found in bush and rain forest. Some nest on the ground, while others nest and live in the trees.

Food source:

Peacock is a bird eating for meat and plants, and its diet consists of plants, flower petals, seeds, termites, ticks and locusts. In addition to small reptiles such as small cobra snakes, arthropods and amphibians.

Extinction:

The IUCN Red List identifies the green peacock as one of the birds that are always threatened with extinction. Its numbers declined significantly during the latter half of the 20th century due to overfishing and destruction of large parts of its natural habitat.

Congo's peacock, which has also seen declining fishing and habitat loss, has been classified as a threatened bird.