Peacock Gender Question

[BeckyBird]

I have a peacock gender question....

Do the females also display their tails, the way a male does?

Today, I was visiting family, and their neighbors have peacocks. Many of them are in their first year. They all have short tails, and I thought I could tell the males from the females by their neck feathers. Well, one of the "females" or so I thought, started displaying its tail. So, is it possible for the females to do this too, or is it only a male thing?

 

[B. Saffles Farms]

Only the males will spread thier tails, they do it to attract the female.

 

[chickmamawannabe]

From what I can remember, I don't think that male peacocks show their adult plumage the first year, but I could be wrong.