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<p>Add</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[image:peacock.displaying.better.800pix.jpg|center|300px|Peacock displaying]] {{center|&lt;small&gt;An Indian Peacock displaying.&lt;/small&gt;}}<br /> <br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Indian Peafowl&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Pavo cristatus&#039;&#039;, is a [[species]] of [[bird]] in the [[peafowl]] [[genus]] &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Pavo&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; of the [[pheasant]] [[family (biology)|family]], [[Phasianidae]]. <br /> <br /> It is a forest bird which nests on the ground laying 4-8 eggs. It eats mainly seeds, but also some insects and fruit. The Indian Peacock has beautiful iridescent blue-green plumage. His tail feathers have a series of eyes that are best seen when it is fanned. The male is called a &#039;&#039;&#039;peacock&#039;&#039;&#039;, the female a &#039;&#039;&#039;peahen&#039;&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> [[media:Peacock Mating Call.ogv|Video of peacock&#039;s mating call]] | &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Indian_Peafowl|Read more...]]&#039;&#039;&#039;</div>

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