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Indian peafowl
Pavo cristatus, Linnaeus, 1758
Male Indian peafowls are coloured in an extraordinary way and in the mating season they wear a long train of colourful feathers, seemingly forming a tail, which they start to lose already in July. Peacocks are characterised by their excellent vigilance; when a predator appears, they set an alarm off, producing characteristic calls. In Poland blue peafowls were popular at royal courts. In order to protect them from being stolen, rumours were spread about misfortunes caused by peacock feathers kept at home.
Distribution: India, Pakistan, Java, Sri Lanka, Nepal
male
body length: 210–230 cm
wing length: 44–55 cm
body mass: 3,75–6 kg
female
body length: 80–100 cm
wing length: 40–42 cm
body mass: 2,5–4 kg