Peacock calling - Pavo cristatus

Indian Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) also known as Blue Peacock, is the national bird of India. The male (peacock) has beautiful iridescent blue-green or green coloured plumage. The so-called "tail" of the peacock, also termed the "train," is in fact not the true tail but highly elongated upper tail coverts. The train feathers have a series of eyes that are best seen when the tail is fanned. This movie also gives a rear view of an Indian Blue Peacock's tail feathers.
Peafowl (both cock and hen) have a head crest.
The female (peahen) has a mixture of dull green, brown, and grey in her plumage. She lacks the long tail of the male but has a crest.
Mating season starts in the early Spring and ends in the early Autumn. The peacock's courtship rituals include the display of its startling plumage and a loud call. Recent studies have shown that both the frequency and quality of sexual plumage displays by males are reliable indicators of the health status of an individual.
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[ebmirador]

Indian blue peacock has to be the most beautiful bird ever.

[penguinpup29]

IT SOUNDS LIKE KEVIN FROM UP!!! :) <3

[Fenizrael]

I heard this call at 4am in the morning while riding to work. Scared the absolute piss out of me... I didn't know what it was, but now I do.

[TheGayyOne]

Im a peacock! You gotta let me fly

[szybkilopez566]

Now, that's what I call: a show-off.

[boysselle]

@catnip824 -EXACTLY MY POINT! FRIEND

[boysselle]

what they eat? Thanks

[boysselle]

thumbs up, If you wish, you have one

[vgmeszaros]

Peacock: "You Mirin', brah?"

[Mrkatyperrylover123]

pretty and cool

[SHUTSHIT001]

I didn't know peacocks could fly :/

[xcarmox]

Seeing this makes you wonder about the all planet..whos the genious beyond all this??....how on earh can exists creatures like this...and are we busy searchin for life in others planets??....this in an alien from our own planet earth...amazingly incredible...we should be proud of that.