#peafowl

[kedreeva]

What are birds

We just don't know

#birds #peafowl #peahens #my pets #bug the peahen #why

[all-iridescent-birds]

What are the biggest and smallest iridescent birds?

Hello dear Anon! As our bird interest is a bit of a new thing, some research was in order to deduct our answer, and we're still not quite sure. However, we've given you our best attempt. For something perhaps more professional, you might want to go to a-dinosaur-a-day, who we believe is actually qualified to talk about this. We're just a guy obsessed with birds.

Now, explanation out of the way -- the smallest we can tell you with certainty. It is the bee hummingbird, a tiny, the smallest, in fact, bird in the world.

The bee hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) is only 2 inches long. Females are slightly longer, but only by a small fraction, and usually lay two eggs, with them being the size of coffee beans. Let that sink in. While their iridescent feathers are not as notable as their other hummingbird relatives, they are still there, and still as shiny as ever.

Now, here's where it gets tricky. We're not sure what the biggest iridescent bird is. Taking a guess, we'd say it's the peafowl. But when you look this up, you don't get a concrete answer, which makes sense, because no offense, no one ever asks this question. But don't worry! We side with you here -- we're just as curious.

Well, we've been doing some math here. At first, we were thinking of the microraptor, wondering if a prehistoric bird would count before we remembered the peafowl exists. But we put it to the side. Then, we remembered the resplendant quetzal and its ginormous tail -- we looked around different pages and totaled the tallest possible quetzal to be around 4 foot on the higher end, but it still wasn't enough. So we looked up the peafowl.

The peafowl has 3 types -- all sharing traits but all fairly different in ways. The one we're focusing on right now is the green peafowl.

The green peafowl (Pavo muticus) is the largest peafowl of the three. As its name suggests, it is primarily green, while the indian is primarily a bluish color, and congo variants are kind of brown.

This is the bird we're talking about here. While maybe not in height (but probably in height), it's definitely in length. Males, pictured above, can be 5 feet and 11 inches at lowest to 9 feet 10 inches at highest. And its iridescence is everywhere, from its tail to its beak, basically.

Honestly, we'll be shocked if this isn't the biggest. Wikipedia describes the green peafowl as 'perhaps, the longest extant wild bird in total beak-to-tail length', as well.

We hope this answers your and anyone else's questions, Anon!

TL;DR: It's the bee hummingbird and green peafowl. Probably!

#and take this w a grain of salt #bird #birdblr #avian #iridescent bird #birding #birds #game birds #game bird #pheasant #pheasants #peacock #peafowl #peahen #green peacock #hummingbird #bee hummingbird

[a-dinosaur-a-day]

appreciation post for what actual baby peafowl actually look like

#I hate AI I hate AI I hate AI I hate AI #peafowl #peacock #dinosaurs #birds

[obscure-entity]

DAMN GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#peafowl #peahens #art

[elisalemart]

Albino peafowl X tegu hybrid

#peacock #peafowl #tegu #lizard #creature #creature design #monster #hybrid #dinosaur #dromaesaurid #painting #digital painting #2d art #photoshop #elisalemart

[todaysbird]

the green peafowl is a large member of the pheasant family found in southeast asia. due to threats from the pet trade, hunting, and deforestation, the species has been listed as endangered since 2009. a diverse eater, this species feeds on primarily fruits, insects, and invertebrates. unlike the much more common indian blue peafowl, it is harder to distinguish the sexes of the green peafowl; outside of the breeding season, when the male loses the long, characteristic tail feathers, the coloration and plumage of the two sexes is very similar. they are also known for being much more difficult to keep in captivity than the indian blue peafowl.

#green peafowl #peafowl #peacock #bird #birblr #thank you so much for the kofi request!

[herpsandbirds]

Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus), males squabbing and scrapping, family Phasianidae, order Galliformes, India

photograph by yanya_yogi

#peafowl #galliformes #phasianidae #pavo #bird #ornithology #animals #nature #india

[jpgcakezz]

Rest in Peace to @kedreeva's peacock Stan Lee 💚

The most resilient little peacock

#stan the peachick #peacocks #peafowl #art #jpgcakezz art #peacock art

[starosis]

hunter’s quarry

#artists on tumblr #ocs #Clio #peafowl

[vintagewildlife]

Peafowl By: Unknown photographer From: Wildlife Fact-File 1990s

#oddity #peafowl #galliform #bird #1990s #Wildlife Fact-File

[antiqueanimals]

Drawing Birds. Written and illustrated by Maurice Wilson. Published in 1965.

Internet Archive

#birds #landfowl #peafowl #indian peafowl #Maurice Wilson

[kedreeva]

I made this nest site and put 2 eggs in it, and two days later saw Corona looking around it, and that evening she laid another! Last night she laid a second one, making 4 eggs!

I'm not hatching this year, but I'm experimenting with adding nesting sites for them that they'll actually use. There's a second best starting in the intro pen where I left a flake of straw, and I'm going to try a third with sticks/logs and straw. Fingers crossed!

#peafowl #peahens #eggs #nests #Corona #my pets

[the-cricket-chirps]

Mori Sosen

Peacock and pinks

#Mori Sosen #peacock #birds #japanese art #japanese artist #japanese painting #japanese painter #asian art #bird art #birds in art #peafowl #nature #wildlife #art history #aesthetictumblr #tumblraesthetic #tumblrpic #tumblrpictures #tumblr art #aesthetic #tumblrstyle #beauty

[forestduck]

Jul 6, 2020 - floralls: “White Peacock (by Silvain de Munck)”

#pinterest #nature #beautiful #pretty #wanderlust #offgrid #cottagecore #aesthetic #peacock #peahen #peafowl #white peacock #poultry #bird #birds #farming #hobby farm #flowers #animal #animalcore

[pangeen]

“ Majestic Peafowl “ // © droneholic

Music: Terry Devine-King - Headway

#India #nature #wildlife #birds #peacock #peafowl #summit #proud #4K #8K #fpv #drone #reels #aesthetics #wanderlust #explore #follow #discover

[a-dinosaur-a-day]

This handsome lad walked with me while I drove a mobility scooter (it was too hot for me to stand up, yay global warming) and I think it’s safe to say we became friends during said stroll

#peacock #peafowl #bird #dinosaur #poor lad is panting in the third photo from the heat :(