It is 90-230 cm long, 130-160 cm in wingspan and 4-6 kg in weight. The male has an upright occipital crown with gorgeous feathers and the tail coverts are particularly prolonged, far more than tail feathers. With 20 tail feathers, long and slightly convex tail; tail under cover feathered; two wings slightly round, the first primary flight feather is shorter than the 10th, the fifth is the longest; And strong, far longer than the claws in the middle toe, the male with a distance. It is a national bird of India. It is also one of Iran`s two national birds.
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