India Gifts Five Peafowls to UN Geneva
Recently, India gifted five Indian peafowls to the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), comprising four blue males and one white male.
- The Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) is the national bird of India.
- It is native to the Indian subcontinent and is widely distributed across India.
- The Indian peafowl is protected under Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
- It is listed as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red ....
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