The female, called a peahen, has a chestnut-brown crest and neck with feathers that are bordered with bronzy green.
Peafowl live in parties with one male and two to five females.
They roost early in the evening in the tall trees, bugling loudly as they move upward in short stages and as they come down in the morning. When it's time to mate, the peacock re-establishes his rights on a certain territory. He waits until a group of peahens approaches, then selects one of one to four sites within his territory. He adds rasping noises from his wings and prancing movements with his feet. The peafowl incubates three to five brownish eggs in her nest, hidden in the underbrush, for 28 days.