Michel van Royen
Indian Peafowl
- Birds (Aves)
- Accentors (Prunellidae)
- Bee-eaters (Meropidae) and Rollers (Coraciidae)
- Birds of prey (Accipitridae) and Falcons (Falconidae)
- Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
- Cranes (Gruidae)
- Crows and jays (Corvidae)
- Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
- Dippers (Cinclidae) and Waxwings (Bombycillidae)
- Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- Barnacle Goose
- Common Goldeneye
- Common Merganser
- Common Pochard
- Common Shelduck
- Domestic Duck
- Domestic Goose
- Egyptian Goose
- Eurasian Teal
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Ferruginous Duck
- Gadwall
- Garganey
- Greater Canada Goose
- Greater White-fronted
- Greylag Goose
- Hooded Merganser
- Lesser White-fronted
- Long-tailed Duck
- Mallard
- Mandarin Duck
- Muscovy Duck
- Mute Swan
- Northern Pintail
- Northern Shoveler
- Red-breasted Goose
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Snow Goose
- Tufted Duck
- Tundra Swan
- Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
- Goldcrests (Regulidae) and Wrens (Troglodytidae)
- Grasshopper Warblers (Locustellidae)
- Gulls, Terns and Skimmers (laridae)
- Herons (Ardeidae), Storks (Ciconiidae) and Ibises (Threskiornithidae)
- Hoopoes (Upupidae) and Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
- Larks (Alaudidae)
- Leaf warblers (Phylloscopidae)
- Loons (Gaviidae) and Grebes (Podicipedidae)
- Nuthatches (Sittidae) and Treecreepers (Certhiidae)
- Owls (Strigidae)
- Pheasants and allies (Phasianidae)
- Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- Rails, crakes, and coots (Rallidae)
- Reed warblers (Acrocephalidae)
- Shrikes (Laniidae)
- Sparrows (Passeridae), Finches (Fringillidae) and Buntings (Emberizidae)
- Atlantic Canary
- Brambling
- Bullfinch
- Cirl Bunting
- Common Chaffinch
- Common Linnet
- Common Redpoll
- Common Waxbill
- Corn Bunting
- European Goldfinch
- European Greenfinch
- European Serin
- Hawfinch
- House Sparrow
- Lesser Redpoll
- Red Crossbill
- Reed Bunting
- Rock Sparrow
- Siskin
- Snow Bunting
- Spanish Sparrow
- Tenerife Blue Chaffinch
- Yellowhammer
- Starlings (Sturnidae)
- Stilts (Recurvirostridae, Charadriidae, Scolopacidae)
- Black tailed Godwit
- Black-winged Stilt
- Common Greenshank
- Common Redshank
- Common Sandpiper
- Common Snipe
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Dunlin
- Eurasian Curlew
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Grand Gravelot
- Green Sandpiper
- Grey Plover
- Kentish Plover
- Lapwing
- Little Ringed Plover
- Pied Avocet
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Ruff
- Sanderling
- Spotted Redshank
- Swallows and martins (Hirundinidae)
- Swifts (Apodidae)
- Sylviid Warblers (Sylviidae)
- Thrushes (Turdidae)
- Tits and chickadees (Paridae)
- Wagtails and pipits (Motacillidae)
- Woodpeckers (Picidae)
- ZZ-Imported and escaped bird species
- Butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera)
- Butterflies (Papilionoidea)
- Brush-footed(four-footed) butterflies (Nymphalidae)
- Comma Butterfly
- False Heath Fritillary
- Hedge Brown Gatekeeper
- High Brown Fritillary
- Large Tortoiseshell
- Large Wall Brown
- Lesser Purple Emperor
- Map Butterfly
- Marbled White
- Meadow Brown
- Painted Lady
- Peacock Butterfly
- Pearly Heath
- Plain Tiger
- Purple Emperor
- Queen of Spain Fritillary
- Red Admiral
- Ringlet
- Silver washed Fritillary
- Small Heath
- Small Tortoiseshell
- Southern Gatekeeper
- Speckled Wood (Aegeria)
- Speckled Wood (Tircis)
- Striped Grayling
- Two tailed Pasha
- Wall Brown
- White Admiral
- Gossamer-Winged Butterflies (Lycaenidae)
- Skippers (Hesperiidae)
- Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
- Yellows and Whites (Pieridae)
- Brush-footed(four-footed) butterflies (Nymphalidae)
- Moths (Heterocera)
- Butterflies (Papilionoidea)
- Dragonflies (Odonata)
- Damselflies (Zygoptera)
- True Dragonflies (Anisoptera)
- Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Locusts (Orthoptera)
- Grasshoppers, Locusts, and Allies (Caelifera)
- Grasshoppers (Acrididae)
- Blue Band-winged Grasshopper
- Blue-winged Sand Grasshopper
- Bow-winged Grasshopper
- Common Cylindric Grashopper
- Common Field Grasshopper
- Common Green
- Desert Locust
- Egyptian Bird Grasshopper
- Handsome Cross Grasshopper
- Italian locust
- Lamenting grasshopper
- Large Gold Grasshopper
- Large Marsh Grasshopper
- Meadow Grasshopper
- Mediterranean Splendid Grasshopper
- Migratory Locust
- Moroccan Cross-backed Grasshopper
- Slender Burrowing Grasshopper
- Slender Green-winged Grasshopper
- Steppe Grasshopper
- Water-Meadow Grasshopper
- Woodland Grasshopper
- Groundhoppers (Tetrigidae)
- Grasshoppers (Acrididae)
- Katydids, Crickets, and Allies (Ensifera)
- Praying Mantises (Mantidae)
- Grasshoppers, Locusts, and Allies (Caelifera)
- in the spotlight
- Mammels (Mammalia)
- The biology of birds in the wild
- 1 – Birds in Animal Paradise
- 2 – The evolution of birds: a look at their fosil past
- 3 – Specification and systematics are important components of biology:
- 4 – Bird feathers: what, where and why
- 5 – The art of flying, how birds do it
- 6 – Fuel for the bird engine
- 7 – Every bird sings as it is beaked
- 8 – From beak to cloaca
Habitat: The common Peafowl, or blue Peafowl is native to India, has been kept in Europe for centuries for its beautiful appearance. Occasionally, escaped or released birds manage to survive in the wild for a while.
Appearance: Exotic, but successfully kept and bred almost all over the world.
Breeding season: April – September. The clutch consists of an average of three to six large cream to sea-green eggs. Once the clutch is complete, the hen begins to brood and will only leave the nest briefly to eat, drink and relieve herself.
Characteristics: Length 100 – 105 cm (+ tail 160 cm), wingspan 130 – 160 cm, weight 3000 – 6000 grams, age 20 – 25 years.
Food: They are omnivores, eating insects, snails, worms, berries and seeds.
