When we talk about a peacock, we immediately imagine a bird with a large, beautiful, multi-colored tail. As a rule, in our country we meet only a few species of these beautiful creatures, although in fact there are more than 50 of them. They differ both in size and in their habitat. Let's find out together where the peacock lives.

The peacock has always attracted attention. Previously, these birds lived only in the western Pacific Ocean on the islands, as well as in remote parts of Australia. But because of this, no one knew about them and only heard from the stories of the navigators. For the first time, pioneers from Holland managed to see handsome men. They immediately gave them the name - birds of paradise. This is the name they still retained in English.

Then, thanks to the trade and sea routes, they learned about this beautiful bird in Europe, and there, as they say, it came to America. Today, peacocks live in many countries and on almost all continents. There are many types of them, from blue and white, to the rarest ones, the size of a titmouse.

Forests of india

Most often, we meet with you the usual Indian species with blue plumage and a green tail. Initially, these birds lived only in Sri Lanka and Pakistan. This species of paradise birds for life chooses places near rural crops, river banks, forest clearings. Prefers green pastures and cereal crops for foraging. Not shy, but careful.

The rest of the species of peacocks known to us prefer denser thickets, for example, they live in the jungle or forests with dense bushes.

Africa, Thailand and beyond

For example, there is such a view as Javanese. This is a kind of the same Indian, but with a more greenish color of the main plumage. These birds live in countries from Thailand to Java. Then there is the Congolese, which is found in Africa. Some subtypes of paradise birds live even near the Himalayas.

Video "White peacock in the park of Prague, Czech Republic"

In this video, you will see a white peacock that lives in the Senate Park in Prague.