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Pavo cristatus
The adult peahen has a rufous-brown head with a crest as in the male but the tips chestnut edged with green. The upper body is brownish with paler mottling. The primaries, secondaries and tail are dark brown. The lower neck is metallic green and the breast feathers are dark brown glossed with green. The rest of the underparts are whitish. The most common calls of the birds are a loud pia-ow or may-awe. The frequency of calling increases before the Monsoon season but may also be delivered in alarm or when they are disturbed by loud noises. In forests, their calls often indicate the presence of a predators such as the tiger.
Seen at Madhav National Park.
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Thanks Atul and Ashish. Ashish, both are correct names in respective languae.
આ મોરનીજ છે ના ? હું મરાઠીમાં લાન્દોર બુલાતો હતી...
wow cool!