Beautiful Animals Peacock

The peacock  is one of the most beautiful and colorful birds in the world. Technically, the name “peacock” refers only to the male peafowl. The female peafowl is called a “peahen.”The spectacular peafowl species that most people are familiar with is the Indian, or common, peafowl. Two other species of peafowl are the green “jungle” peafowl of Southeast Asia and the Congo peafowl of Africa (which is not as fancy as the Indian peafowl).The Indian peafowl belongs to the pheasant and partridge subfamily  of the large family of birds that also includes turkeys, quail, and grouse Wild birds in North America that are believed to be closely related to the peafowl include the ring-necked pheasant, gray partridge, and chukar.
The body of the male Indian peafowl  is about the size of a turkey, but its flowing train of feathers makes for a very long bird. The peacock’s total length may be more than seven feet—about five feet of which consist of the feathers of the train. A peacock weighs between 8 and 13 pounds.
An Indian peacock has a neck and breast that are bright, shiny blue, and a back that is metallic green. Its fancy train of feathers grows from the lower back, supported underneath by short tail feathers. The train typically has from 150 to 200 greenish feathers, each from four to five feet long. Near the end of each feather is a bright, bold spot (with blue, green, and other colors) that looks like an eye.
The peahen is smaller than the peacock and not nearly as colorful. The peahen’s body is mostly dull shades of brown, gray, and green, with only a short train. Both the peacock and the peahen have a crest of short feathers on the head.
        Wild Indian peafowl usually live in small groups. These birds are weak flyers, spending most of their time on the ground. Although they forage for food on the ground, they normally roost (rest and sleep) in tall trees at night. The height of the trees helps protect the peafowl from predators. To warn of danger, peafowl make loud shrieking and honking calls.The Indian peafowl forages on the ground during the daytime, eating just about anything it can fit in its beak. Among the many food items in its diet are insects, worms, snails, frogs, snakes, grasses, seeds, and various kinds of crops.