Blue peafowl at Paignton Zoo, Devon
Class: Birds
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
The blue peafowl, better known as peacocks, are free-roaming around our large site.
In the wild these magnificent birds make their homes in open and tropical forests, in India and Sri Lanka.
They are omnivores and will eat a mix of insects, fruit, vegetables, seeds and snakes.