Ten Beautiful Species of Peacocks in the World

It is a peafowl species native to Indian subcontinent. It is brightly coloured, with a predominantly blue fan-like crest of spatula-tipped wire-like feathers and is best known for the long train made up of elongated upper-tail covert feathers which bear colourful eyespots.

Indian Peafowl

The green peafowl is a peafowl species native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia and Indochina. Unlike the sister species Indian peafowl, the sexes of the green peafowl are monomorphic, especially in the wild.

Green Peafowl

The Congo peafowl is a species of peafowl native to the Congo Basin. Though much less impressive than his Asiatic cousins, the male's feathers are nevertheless deep blue with a metallic green and violet tinge.

Congo Peafowl

It is a subspecies of the Green Peafowl that is native to the Indonesian island of Java. It is the smallest of all peacock species.

Java Green Peafowl

The white peafowl is a colour morph of the India peafowl. It is characterised by its white plumage, which is caused by a regressive gene.

White Peafowl

It is native to Myanmar and Thailand, It is found in a variety of habitat such as forest, thickets and grasslands.

Black Shoulder Peafowl

It is a subspecieis of the Green Peafowl and is native of Myanmar. It is the largest of all the peacock species.

Burmese Peafowl

It is a colour moph of the Indian peacock. It is characterised by its blue plumage, which is caused by a recessive gene.

Blue Peafowl

It is a subspecies of the Green Peafowl and is native to Vietnam. It is characterised by its emerald green plumage, which is the most vibrant of all peacock species.

Emerald Peafowl

It is a subspecies of the Indian Peafowl and is native to Sri Lanka. It is characterised by its long train of feathres, which is the longest of all peacock species. 

Ceylon Peafowl