Indian Peacock
National Peacock Day is today! Actually today should be called National Peafowl Day. The term peacock refers to the male peafowl. The term peahen refers to the female peafowl. And so cute – a peachick is a baby peafowl. Three species of peafowl exist: the blue or Indian peafowl, the green peafowl, and the Congo peafowl. Americans are most familiar with the Indian, or blue, peacock. The birds are omnivores, preferring to eat plants, seeds, insects, and even small reptiles and amphibians. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists the blue peacock of least concern. The IUCN lists the green peacock as an endangered species. Children could learn more at: Peafowl.