Indian Peafowl

Indian Peafowl, originally uploaded by Sergiu Bacioiu.

A lovely image of a peacock with his tail spread out in full display of his feathers.

Via Flickr:
Wilhelma zoological and botanical gardens, Stuttgart, Germany

The Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus (from Latin Pavo, peafowl; cristatus, crested), also known as the Common Peafowl or the Blue Peafowl, is one of two species of bird in the genus Pavo of the Phasianidae family known as peafowl. Found mainly on the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka, it is also an introduced species and semiferal in many locations globally. Culturally important, it is the national bird of India and the provincial bird of the Punjab (Pakistan).

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