What are the species of peacocks? What is the purpose of the tail?

The peacock is a very beautiful animal, people often use the word arrogant to describe it, because it walks tall and straight, especially like a princess. Peacock is a first-class protected animal in China, and wild peacocks are mainly distributed in Yunnan. Now there are also some places to start special breeding of peacocks, but only in the case of complete documents can be raised. As we all know, the peacock's tail opens only at a certain time. It is very beautiful and looks like a feathered fan. Let's take a look at the species of peacocks. What is the purpose of the tail?

What are the species of peacocks?

The common species of peacocks are blue peacock, green peacock, white peacock, Congo peacock and so on.

1. Blue peacock

Blue peacock is the national bird of India, which is mainly distributed in forests, shrubs and semi-desertified areas in Bangladesh, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and so on.

Blue peacock is a very precious species of peacock. It is large in size and beautiful in color. When its tail is open, the male peacock can be more than one meter in diameter and looks like a feather fan. The markings on it are also very strange and look like eyes of different colors.

2. Green peacock

Green peacock is an endangered species, mainly distributed in Southeast Asian countries, the color of the male is emerald green, the head is upright Guan Yu, is very strange. Green peacocks like to move in groups in sparse grasslands, riparian or terrestrial jungles, as well as open grasslands and open areas in forests, and do not like tropical rain forests that are too dense.

3. White peacock

White peacock usually refers to the variety of wild blue peacock under artificial breeding, the number is very small, but also a very cherished ornamental bird. As the name implies, the white peacock has a snow-white color all over the body, no miscellaneous feathers, and its tail looks like a beautiful snowflake when it opens the screen. The feeding habits of white peacocks are not very different from those of other species.

4. Congo peacock

Congo peacock is a peacock species discovered in 1936, while it is a peacock species distributed in Africa. The male is purplish blue, the magnetic is reddish brown, and it is not as good-looking as male and female.

What is the function of the peacock's tail?

1. Keep body balance and control flight

The peacock's tail has the function of maintaining body balance, the function of this most animal tail is the same, can also control the balance of its flight.

2. Protect yourself

When peacocks are in danger, they spread their tails and use eye-like spots to confuse and deter enemies to protect themselves. They will also keep wagging their tails, rustling and intimidating the enemy.

3. Attract the attention of both sexes

The tail of male peacocks is a tool for them to show off. Every time they breed, male peacocks compete to show off their charm to attract females to mate.