1. Neck

The body feathers of the green peacock's chest and neck are mainly emerald green, and the feathers are fish-scale like Long Lin shining in the sun, so it is also called "Dragon Bird"; Blue peacock's chest and neck feathers are mainly metallic blue, male birds are royal blue, female birds are similar to green, and their feathers are filiform. ?

Step 2 face

Green peacocks have blue eyes and large yellow skin on their cheeks. The skin around the blue peacock's eyes and cheeks is white.

3. Crown feather

The crests of green peacocks are different in length, closely gathered in a long string, like a dagger; The length of each feather of the blue peacock is basically the same, only there are feather branches at the end, and the base is a bare feather shaft, which is loosely distributed in a fan shape.

4. Color of wings and feathers

The wings of green peacocks are light or dark blue-green, and the overall color is green and very bright, especially the hair on the neck; The blue peacock's wings are covered with black and white tiger spots, and the whole body color, including the neck and the hair on the back tail, is blue.

5. Male and female

The male and female of the green peacock are equally bright and beautiful in color, and the female is almost as gorgeous as the male except for the gorgeous tail screen; There is a great difference in color between the male and female of the blue peacock. The female bird is "ugly", with a gray body and no gorgeous feathers like the male bird.

6. Body shape

The green peacock is the largest pheasant. Its neck and legs are longer than those of the blue peacock, and it looks very tall. Blue peacocks are shorter. In addition, the blue peacock has long feathers but lacks saddle feathers.

scream

Green peacocks sing loudly, like "ga ~ wo, ga ~ wo"; The blue peacock's cry is similar to "wow-wow", dragging a long sound, which is an old crow's cry, and some are ugly.

8. Distribution, scientific name and ecology

Green peacocks, also known as Java peacocks, are mainly distributed in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries, including the tropical rain forests in Yunnan, China. Green peacocks are very strict about their living environment. When dancing for courtship, their huge and slender tail feathers need a large area of river beach to spread and accommodate them.

Blue peacocks, also known as Indian peacocks, are mainly distributed in South Asian countries such as Bangladesh, Bhutan, Iran, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Blue peacocks live in dry semi-desert grasslands, shrubs and deciduous forest areas, foraging and nesting on the ground, but inhabiting trees, mainly feeding on seeds, insects, fruits and small reptiles, and eating young cobras.

9. In culture

In ancient China, green peacocks once spread all over the south of China, and they were the prototype of Phoenix, the bird of China. After being captured, green peacocks often have to pay tribute to the emperor for breeding, so they are also called "emperor green peacocks". In Chinese, peacock means green peacock. The green peacock is a bird in the official uniform of the third-class civil servants in Qing Dynasty.

The blue peacock is the national bird of India. They are very popular in India and will not be hunted in many places. In Hindu mythology, peacock is the mount of Brahma and other gods, and in Buddhist mythology, there is even the image of peacock Wang Ming and Bodhisattva. It should be noted, however, that the legend of the peacock king Ming contains that the whole Buddhist culture comes from India, not our native culture in China.

10. Protection level

Green peacock is listed in IUCN: Endangered Species (en), which is a national first-class protected animal in China and cannot be domesticated.

Blue Peacock is listed in IUCN: Low Risk (LC), a national second-class protected animal, and is one of the special animals supported by the State Forestry Administration for artificial domestication. Peacocks raised artificially mainly refer to blue peacocks. Most of the peacocks we see in some parks and zoos are blue peacocks.

References:

Peacock-Baidu encyclopedia