The Indian peafowl or peacock is a large and unique bird, often inhabiting deciduous forests across India. From their unique ...

Here are a few other interesting facts about these impressive birds. The collective name for birds in the genus Pavo is “peafowl.” There are two species of peafowl: the Indian peafowl (Pavo ...

Wild peacocks strutted playfully in front of a forest camera in Thailand. CCTV footage shows the fowl fanning out their tail ...

Technically speaking, “peacock” refers only to a male of the peafowl species, a type of pheasant. A female peafowl is known as a peahen and young peafowls are called peachicks. It has long ...

There are more than 400 different species of mantis shrimp. Peacock mantis shrimp—also called harlequin or painted mantis shrimp—are arguably the best-known of the family. These critters get ...

Galliformes include 290 species of quail, pheasants, turkeys, partridges, grouse, peacocks, guans, curassows, and guinea fowl. Prized as game birds and reared for their meat and eggs, these stout ...