| DESCRIPTION: | |
| MALE | The cock has a fan-shaped crest, a metallic blue head, and a bright blue neck and upper body. The tail has long, ornamental feathers (not true tail feathers but elongated upper tail coverts) with black eye-spots on the rounded tips. |
| FEMALE | The hen has a chestnut-brown crest and neck with feathers bordered in bronze and green. |
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| SIZE: | |
| MALE | Total body length is approximately 2.3 meters (7.5 ft.); the train is 1.4-1.6 m (4.62-5.28 feet) long and accounts for more than 60% of total body length |
| FEMALE | Females are smaller than males |
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| WEIGHT: | Approximately 2.75-4.0 kg (6.05-8.8 lb) |
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| DIET: | Includes grains, insects, small reptiles, small mammals, berries, drupes, wild figs, and some cultivated crops |
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| INCUBATION: | Approximately 28 days |
| CLUTCH SIZE | 3-12 eggs |
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| SEXUAL MATURITY: | Approximately 2-3 years |
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| LIFE SPAN: | Approximately 20-24 years |
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| RANGE: | Eastern Pakistan through India, south from the Himalayas to Sri Lanka |
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| HABITAT: | Inhabits open forests, stream-side forests, orchards, and other cultivated areas |
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| STATUS: | IUCN | Not listed |
| CITES | Not listed |
| USFWS | Not listed |
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