Peacock Coloring Pages
Peacock coloring pages feature the bird with the huge fanned tail and eye-spot feathers, from simple versions for young kids to richly detailed tails that older children and adults enjoy.
Very simple peacock coloring pages ages 2-4
Easy peacock coloring pages ages 3-6
Medium peacock coloring pages ages 6-10
Detailed peacock coloring pages ages 10+ and adults
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Children are always drawn to the eye spots and the way the feathers spread like a fan. Real peacocks have a bright blue neck and chest with a train of green, gold and bronze feathers, each spot ringed in blue and teal. Explain that only the male has this fancy train, while the female, called a peahen, is mostly brown and gray.
A peacock tail has many repeating spots, which makes it good practice for patient coloring. Color all the centers first in dark blue, then work outward ring by ring using colored pencils.
Fun facts to share while you color
- Only male peafowl are called peacocks, the females are called peahens.
- A peacock's long, colorful train is not its real tail, it covers the shorter tail underneath.
- The round marks on a peacock's train are called eye spots.
- The peacock is the national bird of India.
- A peacock lifts and shakes its train to show off and attract a peahen.
Ways to use these peacock pages
- Count the eye spots on a colored peacock tail and write the total next to the bird.
- Color a peacock and a peahen side by side and talk about why the male and female look so different.
- Cut out the tail and fold it like a paper fan so it can open and close.
- Use the eye-spot pattern for a lesson on repeating patterns and let kids design their own feather.
Questions parents and teachers ask
What colors is a real peacock?
A peacock has a bright blue neck and chest and a long train of green and bronze feathers with blue and teal eye spots. White peacocks also exist and are all white.
What is the difference between a peacock and a peahen?
Peacock is the name for the male, with the long colorful train. The peahen is the female and is mostly brown, gray and cream with a little green on her neck.
Are peacock pages too detailed for young kids?
Choose the very simple or easy levels for ages 3 to 6, which have only a few large feathers. The detailed tails are made for older kids and adults.
