The national bird of India is the peacock (Latin name: Pavo cristatus). Peacocks are famous for their large, iridescent tail feather plumage. While it is the most widely recognized feature of peafowls, only males have these beautiful tail colorings.
The two Asiatic species are the blue or Indian peacock originally of the Indian subcontinent, and the green peacock of Southeast Asia
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