Peafowl

Word PEAFOWL
Character 7
Hyphenation pea fowl
Pronunciations /ˈpiːˌfaʊl/

Definitions and meanings of "Peafowl"

What do we mean by peafowl?

Any of three large pheasants, Pavo cristatus of India and Sri Lanka, P. muticus of South and Southeast Asia, or Afropavo congensis of central Africa. noun

A peacock or peahen; a bird of the genus Pavo, of which there are two if not three species. noun

The peacock or peahen; any species of Pavo. noun

A pheasant of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock. The cry is "meow" (like cats), "kee-o" or "iyaan". noun

Very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird noun

A pheasant of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).

The proper word for a "peacock". Male Peafowls are called "Peacocks", and female Peafowls are called "Peahens". Peafowl chicks are called "Peachicks". Peacocks generally have a deep-blue body with bluish-green tail feathers, tan wings, reddish tails, and two small white stripes on each side of their face. Peahens are generally a dull brown with a white breast, a full-white face with a stripe going along their eyes, and black on the top of their heads. Peachicks are generally a brown as well with black specks along their feathers, a white breast, and a yellow face. The rarest color of Peafowl is the White Indian Peafowl as well as the Albino Peafowl. These are extremely rare and sometimes sold for thousands of dollars. Indian Blue Peafowls are commonly found in India and are a favorite in zoos all across the world. Urban Dictionary

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The word "peafowl" in example sentences

Home is an aviary, which is not sealed, where the 2-year-old that stands about 30 inches tall and measures about 48 to 56 inches from beak to tail lives with two peahens the female version of peafowl. ❋ Sumathi Reddy (2011)

The peafowl appears to be curious by nature and they are allowed to roam free in most of the city's zoos. ❋ Sumathi Reddy (2011)

In 2009, the peafowl gun death rate doubled to two. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Whenever I hear a peafowl it's just one more reminder I'm not in Century City," in West Los Angeles, said Mr. Retz, who moved to the neighborhood 10 years ago. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"All of my family came to love the beautiful peafowl and to appreciate them as symbols of a slower, more peaceful lifestyle," said ❋ Unknown (2010)

By one estimate, the peninsula's peafowl population has grown to about 1,000. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Some peafowl defenders accuse peafowl haters of shooting the birds with BB guns and deliberately running over them. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Even in the Dapplegray neighborhood, there have been reports of intentional peafowl hit and runs or worse. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Residents who love the birds say that reducing the peafowl population would destroy the rural way of life that attracted them in the first place. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Pro - and anti-peafowl forces there are locked in a feud over whether the neighborhood, like the rest of the city, should allow some trapping. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Takahashi et al. 2008 appears to contradict several well-known studies that reported the opposite, and which have been cited as evidence for sexual selection in peafowl. ❋ Unknown (2010)

(Soundbite of peacocks) HILLARD: Meanwhile, the sun is setting and the dawdling peafowl are coming home to roost. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He says he naively suggested a meeting to address the peafowl issue last year. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A sign attached to the front gate of one home reads: "$1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals shooting or otherwise harming a peafowl." ❋ Unknown (2010)

But as more young professionals escape Los Angeles for the bucolic peninsula, there are fresh demands to thin the peafowl population. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Hillard: � The Dapplegray neighborhood in the city of Rolling Hills Estates is considered a peafowl protection zone. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Pale-capped pigeon Columba punicea (VU) in the evergreen forest, green peafowl Pavo muticus (VU) and silver oriole Oriolus mellianus (VU) in the dipterocarp/deciduous forest and masked finfoot Heliopais personata (VU) from the riverside are resident. 53 species are considered nationally threatened or near threatened, including four species of hornbill, Siamese fireback pheasant Lophura diardi, the rare silver pheasant Lophura nycthemera and the mountain imperial pigeon Ducula badia. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A rich avifauna is present with over 270 species recorded, including green peafowl Pavo muticus (VU), two species of jungle fowl Gallus gallus and G. varius, reef heron Egretta sacra, dusky grey heron Ardea sumatrana (LR), osprey Pandion haliaetus, Brahminy kite Haliastur indus, white-bellied sea eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster, ruddy kingfisher Halcyon coromanda and frigate bird Fregatta ariel. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It is isolated in the center of the Congo river basin, accessible chiefly by water or air and is the habitat of many endemic endangered species, notably the bonobo (pygmy chimpanzee), the Zaire peafowl, the forest elephant and the African slender-snouted crocodile. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Birds include cattle egret Bubulcus ibis, black stork Ciconia nigra (migrant), yellow-billed stork Mycteria ibis, the African grey parrot Psittacus erythacus, a popular species for sale, and the endemic Congo peafowl Afropavo congensis. ❋ Unknown (2008)

"One of the favorites in our [zoo] is [the Indian] [Blue] Peafowl..." ❋ (2018)

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