What are the characteristics of the peafowl's living habits?

Peafowl generally live in flocks, though there are also cases of solitary and paired activity. They feed mainly on plant-based food, but also eat grasshoppers, crickets, moths, lizards and other animals. They are mostly active in the morning and afternoon, roost in trees at night, are timid and wary of people, and have loud, far-carrying calls. At present, peafowl are divided into 2 genera and 3 species; let's learn about them below.

Species classification of peafowl

1. Indian peafowl

The Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) mainly lives in hilly forests, dry semi-desertified grasslands, scrub and deciduous woodland areas, especially near water. It is distributed in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and is currently kept in many parts of the world. It is the national bird of India and one of the two national birds of Iran.

2. Green peafowl

The female green peafowl (Pavo muticus) is less colorful than the male and also lacks a tail train. Its body plumage is mainly emerald metallic green, with a dark brown back, and it also has a crest of upright feathers on top of its head. It mainly inhabits low-altitude mountain woodlands and scrub along rivers.

3. Congo peafowl

The male Congo peafowl (Afropavo congensis) is purple-blue over its whole body, with bright red bare skin exposed on its neck, while the female is reddish-brown and has iridescent emerald-green feathers on its back. It inhabits the depths of tropical rainforest in Congo, Africa, below 1200 m in altitude, and generally moves about near water sources. The Congo peafowl lives only in the central region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and its distribution range is unusually small and highly fragmented.

4. White peafowl

The white peafowl generally refers to a mutant variety of the wild Indian peafowl bred in captivity. It is rare in number and is an extremely precious ornamental bird.

5. Black peafowl

The black peafowl is a mutant variety of the wild Indian peafowl. It is extremely rare in number and is an extremely precious ornamental bird. It is mainly found in Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and other places, and inhabits open sparse grasslands or open areas with scrub and bamboo thickets below 2000 m.

The above is the full introduction to peafowl. Friends who like peafowl can go to major zoos to admire them, but when admiring them, be careful not to feed them casually.