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The national bird of India, the male Indian Peacock is famed for its dazzling iridescent tail feathers, fanned out in an elaborate courtship display.
Interesting facts
- A peacock's train can have over 200 feathers, but the bird is not born with it.
- The shimmering colours come from feather structure, not pigment.
- Females, called peahens, are far duller in colour for camouflage.
Habitat
Forests, farmland, and scrublands across the Indian subcontinent.
Food
Seeds, insects, small reptiles, and plant shoots.