Peacock

**__Basic Information:__**
Scientific Name: //Pavo muticus// //(//from Latin //Pavo//, peafowl; //muticus//, Mute, docked or curtailed)

**Scientific Classification:**

 * Domain || Ekaria ||
 * Kindom || Animalia ||
 * Phylum || Chordata ||
 * Class || Aves ||
 * Order || Galliformes ||
 * Family || Phasianinae ||
 * Genus || Pavo ||
 * Species || P. Muticus ||

__Habitat:__
This Green Peafowl can be found in the tropical forest of Southeast Asia, Northeastern India, Northern Myanmar, Southern China, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Peninsular Malayasia and the islands of Java.They are also found in many different habitats like primary and secondary forest, tropical and subtropical,the everest and deciduous forest. These birds can be found amongst bamboo, on grasslands, in the savannah, scrub, and farmland edge. This bird is ground dwelling, many of these birds will nest on the ground while some of these birds choose to nest in trees.

__Species Interaction:__
Peafowls are omnivores and their diet only consist of plants, flower petals, seed, ants, termites, ticks, and locust. They also eat young Cobra snakes, arthropods, and amphibians. This pheasent also share 1 or 2 mutations with the Indian White Peafowl. This speacies is found in the rainforests of Central Africa Congo's Peafowl. Their natural predators includes Clound Leopards,Leopards, and Tiger Jungle Cats. Due to hunting these pheasents these Green Peafowls are endangered species and are on the IUCN Red List.

**__Reproduction:__**


This Peafowl is a perfect example of sexual selection of evolution. Peahens (which are female peacocks)perfers to mate with the most attractive male peacock that display the largest number of eye spots on their tail. Studies have been proven that the peacock with the largest number of eye spots can produce bigger, healthier and fitter young.When a male peacock wants a females attention they tend to spread their feathers and make them shiver to attract the famle to him. The male peacock would often back towards the attractive famle, swining around his feathers and comforting her with his beautiful display of feathers. After doing so, he would start calling which is know as 'crows'. If the famale is impressed she will join her peacock. As far as breeding goes the male had no part in taking care of it young. The Peahen breeding age is around 2 years, Peacocks (the male) is around 3 years. The the Peahen lay up to 6-12 brownish colored eggs from April to September. The Peahen lays her eggs in a nest the she scratched out in the ground surrounded by grass. The Peahen would sit and protect her eggs for 28 days. When the youngens are born the are full feathered weighing about 3.6 ounces and can start flying within of weeks. They must learn how to fly so they can keep up with their mother while she goes up in trees and teach them how to survive and keep from their predators.