Why is the peacock called the king of birds? Is the peacock spreading its feathers male or female?

The peacock is regarded as the most beautiful ornamental bird, with special ornamental value, symbolizing auspiciousness, dignity, kindness, beauty and luxury. The peacock's feathers are relatively rich, mainly blue-green, followed by green peacocks and Congo peacocks. The following is to share with you why the peacock is called the king of birds.

Contents of this article

1. Why is the peacock called the king of birds?

2. Is the peacock spreading its tail male or female?

3. How to make a peacock spread its tail

Why is the peacock called the king of birds?

Reason 1: Peacocks are considered the most beautiful ornamental objects by people, with special ornamental value, and symbolize auspiciousness, dignity, kindness, beauty, and luxury. Reason 2: In Eastern legends, peacocks were born from the energy of intercourse with the phoenix, the leader of all birds, and were born from the same mother as the Dapeng, and were named "Da Ming Wang Bodhisattva".

There are only 2 genera and 3 species of peacocks. The genus peacock includes 2 species, which are more than 2 meters long, with a tail screen of about 1.5 meters, making them the largest in the Galliformes.

Peacocks mainly live in tropical and subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests and mixed forests below 2,000 meters above sea level, and like to live near streams.

Peacocks mainly eat plants and crops such as Sichuan pears, yellow pear fruits, young branches and leaves, buds, mushrooms, grass seeds, peas, rice, etc. They also eat locusts, crickets, moths, termites, frogs, lizards and other animals.

Is the peacock spreading its tail male or female?

The peacock that spreads its tail feathers is a male. The peacock's feathers are rich, mainly blue-green. The male peacock's tail feathers are longer than the female's. During the courtship period, the tail feathers will be spread out, which is the so-called peacock spread to show courtship.

A peacock does not necessarily spread its tail feathers to woo a mate. It may also spread its tail feathers to intimidate its opponents when fighting, or to serve as a warning when frightened.

In nature, there are many courtship behaviors that only males have, such as only male elephants have tusks and only male deer have horns. These are all for the purpose of competing for mates.

There are three species of peacocks, among which the green peacock and Congo peacock are endangered, while the blue peacock is not an endangered species due to the maturity of artificial breeding technology.

How to make a peacock spread its tail

You can let the female peacock attract the male peacock. The peacocks that spread their tails are generally males, and they need to spread their tails to attract female peacocks in order to gain the right to mate. In addition to attracting the opposite sex, peacocks will also spread their tails when they are frightened or encounter enemies, but it is not recommended to stimulate peacocks to spread their tails by scaring them, so as not to scare them.

Peacocks spread their feathers as a sign of courtship, not for human viewing.

March to April every year is the breeding season for peacocks. Spreading the peacock's tail is actually a manifestation of courtship, and peacocks spread their tails most frequently during this period.

The peacock's spreading of its tail is the result of stimulation from sex hormones secreted by its own gonads. As the breeding season passes, the phenomenon of the peacock spreading its tail will gradually disappear.