Can pea hens fly?

The Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus), also known as the common peafowl, and blue peafowl, is a peafowl species native to the Indian subcontinent. It has been introduced to many other countries. Despite the length and size of these covert feathers, peacocks are still capable of flight.

What is peacock scientific name?

Pavo cristatus
Indian peafowl/Scientific names

Are peacocks and Peafowls the same thing?

“Peafowl” is the general name for the family of birds. A peacock is a male peafowl. A peahen is a female peafowl. The young of a peacock and a peahen are called peachicks.

Are male peacocks more likely to be eaten by tigers?

Some of their most common predators are tigers, leopards, civets, wild canines and mongooses. Although peacocks are more vulnerable to predation by these animals, peahens experience it, too.

Why are Indian peacocks poached for their feathers?

Poaching of peacocks for their meat and feathers and accidental poisoning by feeding on pesticide treated seeds are known threats to wild birds. Methods to identify if feathers have been plucked or have been shed naturally have been developed as Indian law allows only the collection of feathers that have been shed.

What kind of feathers does an Indian peafowl have?

The male, or peacock, is predominantly blue with a fan-like crest of spatula-tipped wire-like feathers and is best known for the long train made up of elongated upper-tail covert feathers which bear colourful eyespots.

What kind of plumage does an Indian peahen have?

The adult peahen has a rufous-brown head with a crest as in the male but the tips are chestnut edged with green. The upper body is brownish with pale 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 remaining underparts are whitish.

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