The peacock is considered one of the most beautiful birds in the world, and it is also one of the largest birds on earth.
The peacock is famous for its huge iridescent tail feathers, while it is the most widely recognized feature of the peacock.
Peacock size, appearance and behavior
The size and appearance of a peacock varies according to the type, and in general, these birds can weigh between eight and a half to 13 pounds and can grow to reach approximately two to ten feet, and their height can range from less than three feet to just over four feet.
The Indian peacock has a striking, vibrant blue color and has large tail feathers covered with elaborate spots resembling eyes.
The green peacock, as its name suggests, is usually green in color and has plumage that looks like an Indian peacock when it spreads its tail feathers.
The appearance of the Congo peacock differs somewhat from the two subspecies. Others, the Congo peacock's colors can be brown or gray and the tail feathers are much smaller than other species.
Female peacocks are usually smaller than males and have neutral colors rather than bright colors.
Female peacocks also do not have tail feathers like males. Some peacocks are entirely white.However, it is rare for a peacock to be a true albino.
These birds have a condition called leucism, which is very different from albinism, and most albino peacocks are not albino at all.
Peacocks like many other animals use sound to communicate, and a squeaking sound is used to warn of the presence of a predator nearby, and male peacocks will use
a song-like sound as a mating call to attract a female peacock, and the sounds made by a male peacock can be very loud, and the peacock also spreads its tail feathers To make himself look bigger to predators.
The most important threats facing peacocks
In the wild, peacocks have a range of natural predators. Some of the animals that peacocks prey on include wild cats such as tigers and leopards, wild dogs such as
the Asian wild dog, and even medium-sized mammals such as raccoons.
Predators will chase and attack birds unless they escape and fly up into the trees.
To avoid threats when you can.
Another threat to these birds is humans, where poaching and loss of habitat is one of the biggest human-caused problems for these birds, so poachers
illegally kill peacocks to obtain and sell their tail feathers, meat and sometimes eggs, and according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the status of the Indian peacock is the least of concern.
The green peacock is endangered, and the Congo peafowl is listed as vulnerable.
Conservation efforts for these birds include conservation law, animal sanctuaries, captive breeding, research and continuing education. Human intervention can help protect these magnificent animals.
Is the peacock threatened with extinction
The conservation status of a peacock depends on the species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies the conservation status of the Indian peafowl as Least Concern.
The bird has a wide distribution across Southeast Asia. It has a wild population of more than 100,000 birds.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies the Congo peacock as It is weak and declining in population, and in 2016 the number of mature birds was estimated to be between 2,500 and 10,000.
The green peacock is in danger, fewer than 20,000 mature birds remain in the wild and with populations declining, the peacock faces many threats, including habitat loss
and degradation, hunting, poaching and predation, and the green peacock is being further endangered by the introduction of Hybrid birds in wild populations.
Peacock inhabitants
The situation of the Indian peacock is the least of concern, which means that the population continues to thrive in the wild and is not threatened at
this time, and there are currently more than 100,000 of these birds around the world, and the green peacock is considered endangered with less than 30,000 remaining in the wild.
Congo peafowl with numbers less than 10,000 are considered vulnerable, meaning their population is declining, mostly due to habitat loss and they are at risk of extinction.