Indian Peafowls are the national birds of India, their country of origin. During the courtship display, the male peacock lifts the feathers of it’s tail to form a fan shape decorated with colourful “ocelli” or eyespots. We would call this the peacock’s “cartwheel”.
Description
- Habitat : Woodlands near human habitation
- Food : Plants, invertebrates and small vertebrates
- Weight : 5 kg
- Height : Length of female: 1 m / Length of male: 2,05 m including 1,5 m train
- Incubation : 29 days
- Clutch : 3 to 6 eggs
- Animal's legal status :
- UICN : LC - Least Concern (2004)
