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April in Agra India: peacock? (1 Viewer)
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Seth Miller
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Female Indian Peafowl (Peacock)
Peahen, then!
Seth Miller
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Andy Adcock
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The common name is Peafowl.
Seth Miller
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Oh my, I really need to choose my words more carefully.
What I meant is peacock is the everyday name anybody would know.
Andy Adcock
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I wonder how many people have seen all three species?
Just the two for me.
Just the two for me.
Andy Adcock
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Shouldn't be, like many species across the World, Peafowl have learned to thrive next to or amid humans. Most bits of scrubby land in India have Peafowls, they can often be seen roosting in nearby trees at night.
Nutcracker
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Helped by being India's National Bird, so they are protected and liked, and don't generally get shot or harmed.
Barred Wobbler
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In 2016 there was a move by the Agriculture Minister in Goa to have them classified as an agricultural pest and subject to culling in the state.
Thankfully the move was defeated.
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news...ird-and-state-animal-a-nuisance-in-goa--52832
I'd take some issue with the statement in the article that 'Though there are complaints of large-scale peacock menace in some rural areas, the bird comes only to eat grains after harvesting. It does not damage the crop.'
I think the owner of this small patch of brassicas might disagree. This particular bird, along with one or two others were going hammer and tongs at his young plants when we happened upon them in January of 2016.
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Seth Miller
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Three?
I only know of Green and Indian. Is there some split followed by HBW and not Clements? (I mainly use Clements)
Andy Adcock
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Congo Peafowl.
Not many have seen this due to logistics and unsafe nature of the location.
Seth Miller
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Thanks.
Clements for some reason has it down as Congo Peacock
They're awesome birds though!
Andy Adcock
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That is listed as an alternative name.
