Peacock - Peacock

Japanese: クジャク(孔雀) - クジャク

A bird of the pheasant family. The wingspan of males is 50cm, while that of females is about 45cm. The feathers on the upper tail coverts of males grow long and at first glance look like tail feathers. There are two types of peafowl: the green peacock, found in southern China, Malaysia, Java, etc., and the Indian peafowl, found in India. The former has blue bases on the neck feathers with golden-green edges and a brush-tip-like crest on the head. The latter has a shiny blue neck-thorax and a fan-shaped crest. The females of both species have brown backs and are inconspicuous. They live in dense forests and are famous for displaying, with males erecting and spreading the feathers on their upper tail coverts.

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Japanese:

キジ科の鳥。翼長雄50cm，雌45cmほど。雄の上尾筒の羽毛は長く伸び，一見尾羽のようである。華南，マレー，ジャワ等に産するマクジャクと，インド産のインドクジャクがある。前者は頸部の羽の基部が青く，縁は金緑色に輝き，頭部には筆の穂先状の羽冠がある。後者は，頸胸部が光沢のある青色で，羽冠は扇形。雌は両種とも背面が褐色で目立たない。密林にすみ，雄が上尾筒の羽を立てて広げ，ディスプレーをするので有名。

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