Peahens often choose males for the quality of ... bigger at birth and better at surviving in the wild than offspring of birds with fewer eyespots. This way of choosing a mate is just one type ...

The collective name for birds in the genus Pavo is “peafowl.” There are two species of peafowl: the Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) and the Congo peafowl (Pavo muticus). The males of both ...