<P> The peafowl include three species of birds in the genera Pavo and Afropavo of the Phasianidae family , the pheasants and their allies . There are two Asiatic species : the blue or Indian peafowl originally of India , Sri Lanka , and Pakistan ; and the green peafowl of Myanmar , Indochina , and Java ; and one African species , the Congo peafowl , native only to the Congo Basin . Male peafowl are known for their piercing call and their extravagant plumage . The latter is especially prominent in the Asiatic species , who have an eye - spotted `` tail '' or `` train '' of covert feathers which they display as part of a courtship ritual . The term peacock is properly reserved for the male ; the female is known as a peahen , and the immature offspring are sometimes called peachicks . </P>
<P> The peafowl include three species of birds in the genera Pavo and Afropavo of the Phasianidae family , the pheasants and their allies . There are two Asiatic species : the blue or Indian peafowl originally of India , Sri Lanka , and Pakistan ; and the green peafowl of Myanmar , Indochina , and Java ; and one African species , the Congo peafowl , native only to the Congo Basin . Male peafowl are known for their piercing call and their extravagant plumage . The latter is especially prominent in the Asiatic species , who have an eye - spotted `` tail '' or `` train '' of covert feathers which they display as part of a courtship ritual . The term peacock is properly reserved for the male ; the female is known as a peahen , and the immature offspring are sometimes called peachicks . </P>
what is the young one of peacock called
what is the young one of peacock called
peachicks
peachicks