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Peafowl

Pavo cristatus

Description:

India's national bird. This is a male, called Peacock. Belongs to the genus Pavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae.

Habitat:

The peafowl are forest birds that nest on the ground but roost in trees. They are terrestrial feeders.

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3 Comments

JungleLoveMamasita
JungleLoveMamasita 12 years ago

What a treasure.

MariaIsabelGonzalez
MariaIsabelGonzalez 12 years ago

ANAZING ¡¡¡

Dileepa Eranda
Dileepa Eranda 12 years ago

Its beautiful..... In Sri Lanka also we find them...

pallab.hazarika
Spotted by
pallab.hazarika

कोटा (Kota), Rajasthan, India

Spotted on May 22, 2011
Submitted on Jul 21, 2011

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