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Is peafowl a female peacock?
Peafowl is the entire species. A peacock is the male bird and a peahen is the female bird.
Is a peafowl a combination of a peacock and peahen?
A Peacock is just a male peafowl! A peahen is a female peafowl! A peafowl is the breed of bird! like a doe is a female deer and a buck is a male deer.
What is scientific name of peacock bird?
There are two species of peafowl. There is the Pavo cristatus commonly known as the Indian or Blue Peafowl, and there is the Pavo muticus commonly known as the Green Peafowl. The species that most people are familiar with is the Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus.)
What is the Provincial bird of Pakistani Punjab?
The Asiatic Peafowl or (Pavo cristatus) is the provincial bird of the Punjab province of Pakistan.
Are peahens endangered?
Peahens are simply the female peafowl, so no, peahens are not endangered. Of the three types of peafowl, the Green Peafowl is an endangered species while the Congo Peafowl is listed as Vulnerable. Indian Peafowl, which are the bird most people think of when the term "peacock" is mentioned, have a conservation status of Least Concern.
What country did the peacock come from?
2 species of Peacock or also know as Peafowl are from:The Indian Peafowl is a resident breeder in the Indian subcontinent. The peacock is designated as the national bird of India. The Green Peafowl breeds from Burma east toJava.
Is peacock a running bird?
If by running bird you mean flightless, no a peafowl is not flightless and can fly short distances about the equivalent of a turkey, if you consider a turkey to be a running bird.
Where do peacocks live in the world?
The Indian Peafowl is a resident breeder in the Indian subcontinent. The peacock is designated as the national bird of India and the provincial bird of the Punjab (India).The Green Peafowl breeds from Burma east to Java. The IUCN lists the Green Peafowl as vulnerable to extinction due to hunting and a reduction in extent and quality of habitat.
What is the scientific name for the national bird of India?
The scientific name for the national bird of India, the Indian Peafowl, is Pavo cristatus.
Is a peacock a flightless bird?
No, they can fly. The peafowl nests and feeds on the ground, but roosts in low trees.
What does a peacock do?
The term peacock is reserved for the male of the pea fowl. They are especially known for their colorful, extravagant long tail feathers that have 'eyes' at the dorsal end.
How many peacock species are alive today?
I thought peafowl was one species of bird
