| PAVO | - cristatus; the Indian peafowl (4) |
| PEACOCK | The male Indian peafowl, known for its dramatic displays (7) |
| BLUE | There are three peafowl species: Indian or ___ peafowl, Congo peafowl and Green peafowl |
| INDIA | The peafowl is the national bird of ___ |
| AVIAN | Peafowl belong to the ___ animal family |
| GREBE | Any diving waterbird of the family Podicipedidae, such as the little (Tachybaptus ruficollis) and great crested (Podiceps cristatus) species of Europe (5) |
| AARDWOLF | The nocturnal mammal Proteles cristatus, that inhabits the plains of southern Africa and feeds on termites and insect larvae |
| PEAHEN | Female of the common peacock, Pavo cristatus (6) |
| SMALLER | Female peafowl are ___ than the males and grey or brown in colour |
| FORAGE | A group of peafowl will ___ on the ground each day for grain, insects, small reptiles and mammals, berries, figs, leaves, seeds, and flower parts |
| ROOST | Peafowl ___ overnight in large groups in tall, open trees to keep safe from predators during the night |
| PHENOMENA | It's said the peafowl is a portent of a series of strange events (9) |
| TRAIN | Term for the long display feathers of a male peafowl (5) |
| CRESTS | Feather plumes on the heads of lapwings, hoopoes and peafowls; regions of horses where manes grow; or, the points of waves opposite troughs (6) |
| HEN | Female peafowl |
| PEACOCKS | Male peafowl with crested heads and very large fanlike tails (8) |
| CRYSTAL | ___-like structures" on the peafowls feathers reflect different wavelengths of light, resulting in bright fluorescent colours on their tails |
| HAREM | Group of peafowls is a muster, ostentation, pride or ___ |
| PHEASANTS | Peafowls |
| GRASS | Eg Crested dog's tail ___ (Cynosurus cristatus) seen in wildflower meadows (5) |
