What is Peafowl?
{{Taxobox | name = Peafowl | image = Peacock front02 - melbourne zoo.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = Indian blue peacock | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[bird|Aves]] | ordo = [[Galliformes]] | familia = [[Phasianidae]] | genus = '''''[[Pavo (genus)|Pavo]]''''' | genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L]], 1758 }} [[File:Eggs of Peafowl at Aravath Kasaragod.jpg|thumb|Eggs of Peafowl]] A '''peafowl''' is a [[bird]] of the ''[[Phasianidae|Phasianide]]'' family. It is a relative of the [[pheasant]]. There are two [[species]] of peafowl: the '''[[Asiatic peafowl]]''' (''Pavo'') or the [[Congo peafowl]] (''Afropavo congensis''). The Congo peafowl is the only member of the pheasant family that originated outside [[Asia]]. The male peafowl can have up to 150 brightly colored feathers on its tail coverts. For centuries peafowl have been admired for their beauty and hunted for their meat. Recently peacocks have become more popular in parks and gardens.Peacocks are large, colorful pheasants (typically blue and green) known for their iridescent tails. Distinctive Tail Feathers. == Male peafowl == === Appearance === The [[male]] peafowls (called '''peacocks''') have long, colorful [[feather]]s. [[Female]] peafowls (called '''peahens''') have shorter, brown feathers. == Habits == === Eating habits === They like to eat any kind of green shoots (flowers, veggies, grass etc.) as well as wheat, cracked corn or wild game feed. They can handle freezing temperatures as long as they have a dry perch that is out of the wind and weather. Dry dog and cat chows make excellent winter feed for peafowl, who are omnivores, eating insects, small snakes, lizards, grain, as well as many varieties of greens. They are particularly fond of petunias and similar pot plants, leaving nothing but a small green circle where the stem once emerged from the soil. The birds will learn to come to a specific place at specific times of day to be fed, and a regular light feeding during summer adapts them to