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A peacock spreading his tail, displaying his plumage Peahen. Peafowl is a common name for two bird species of the genus Pavo and one species of the closely related genus Afropavo within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae (the pheasants and their allies). Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are referred to as ...
Pavo bravardi (Bravard's peafowl) (Early – Late Pliocene) – Gallus moldovicus, sometimes misspelt moldavicus, may be a junior synonym [5]; Gallus aesculapii, a Late Miocene – Early Pliocene "junglefowl" of Greece, may also have been a peafowl [5]
The Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus), also known as the common peafowl, or blue peafowl, is a peafowl species native to the Indian subcontinent. While it originated in ...
1781 painting by Maruyama Okyo Adult female head and upper neck Male profile. The green peafowl is a large bird in terms of overall size. The male is 1.8–3 m (5 ft 11 in – 9 ft 10 in) in total length, including its train, which measures 1.4–1.6 m (4 ft 7 in – 5 ft 3 in); the adult female is around half the total length of the breeding male at 1–1.1 m (3 ft 3 in – 3 ft 7 in) in length.
Bronze-tailed peacock-pheasant; Bronze-tailed plumeleteer; Bronze-tailed starling; Bronze-tailed thornbill; Bronze-winged courser; Bronze-winged duck; Bronze-winged jacana; Bronze-winged parrot; Bronze-winged woodpecker; Bronzed cowbird; Bronzed drongo; Bronzy hermit; Bronzy inca; Bronzy jacamar; Brooks's leaf warbler; Brown accentor; Brown ...
Phasianidae is a family of heavy, ground-living birds, which includes pheasants, grouse, partridges, junglefowl, chickens, turkeys, Old World quail, and peafowl.The family includes many of the most popular gamebirds. [1]
Indian peafowl. Pavo cristatus: Pavo cristatus singhalensis: Resident Least concern Sri Lanka spurfowl. Galloperdix bicalcarata: Endemic Least concern Blue-breasted quail. Coturnix chinensis: Coturnix chinensis chinensis: Least concern Common quail. Coturnix coturnix: Least concern (A) Rain quail. Coturnix coromandelica: Francolinus ...
The Congo peafowl (Afropavo congensis), also known as the African peafowl or mbulu by the Bakôngo, is a species of peafowl native to the Congo Basin. [2] It is one of three peafowl species and the only member of the subfamily Pavoninae native to Africa. [3] It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. [1]