Indian peafowl
blue peafowl
pavo cristatus latin

Indian peafowl of all colors, including white, have pink skin.

Probably the greatest dandy in the world of birds, the male Indian peafowl (left).

Indian Peafowl are among the largest and heaviest representatives of the Phasianidae.

There are several colour mutations of Indian Peafowl.

The species was a close contender to the Indian Peafowl as the national bird of India.

The close similarity between both sexes also suggests a different breeding system in contrast to that of the Indian Peafowl.

Cats, House Mice and Indian Peafowl have been introduced.

The female (peahen) Indian Peafowl has a mixture of dull green, brown, and grey in her plumage.

Indian Peafowl (roam around the zoo)

Green Peafowl are generally more silent than Indian Peafowl.

The male (peacock) Indian Peafowl has iridescent blue-green or green colored plumage.

This resulted in criticism as Indian peafowl is considered sacred in Indian subcontinent.

The park is home to species of hog deer, Indian peafowl, jackal, mouflon, nilgai and wild boar.

The authors of a study in China, which was mainly to determine the divergence period between Green and Indian Peafowl, also support this theory.

The Green Peafowl appears different from the Indian Peafowl.

There are also mugger crocodile, Indian python, king cobra and Indian peafowl.

Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus, a resident breeder in South Asia.

The Indian Peafowl is a resident breeder in the Indian subcontinent particularly Thar region.

Unlike the related Indian Peafowl, the sexes of Green Peafowl are quite similar in appearance, especially in the field.

Unlike the Indian Peafowl, the Green Peahen is similar to the male, only having shorter upper tail coverts and less iridescence.

Peacocks or, to be more correct, Indian peafowl males, fan their many-eyed tails in display not only at peahens but at almost any creature that passes.

The tail coverts are even longer than those of the male Indian Peafowl but are shorter than those of the arguses.

The two species produce fertile hybrids and feral Indian Peafowl may hybridize with wild Green Peafowl.

Indian Peafowl are widely distributed in the wild across South Asia and protected both culturally in many areas and by law in India.

Blue Peafowl or Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)

Guineafowl have successfully produced hybrids with domestic fowl and Blue Peafowl, to which they are not particularly closely related as Galliformes go.

The tree pie, Drongo, Hornbills, Blue Peafowl, partridges will delight the ornithologist in you.

India Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)

It is the closest relative of the Indian Peafowl or Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus), which is mostly found on the Indian subcontinent.

In practice, the blue peafowl Pavo cristatus is a pretty successful species, with a big natural range in India, so the overall outcome of their mating system is quite viable.

The Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) is famed in its native India for its appetite for snakes - even poisonous cobras - which it dispatches with its strong feet and sharp bill.

The Indian Peafowl or Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) is a large and brightly coloured bird of the pheasant family native to South Asia, but introduced and semi-feral in many other parts of the world.

The 'Indian Peafowl', 'Pavo cristatus', also known as the 'Common Peafowl' or the 'Blue Peafowl', is one of the species of bird in the genus 'Pavo' of the Phasianidae family (biology) known as peafowl.

Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus, a resident breeder in South Asia.

A classic example of how elaborate plumage ornamentation has evolved because of female choice is the male Pavo cristatus, commonly called the peacock.

Sharma, IK (1981) Adaptations and commensality of the Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) in the Indian Thar Desert.

It is the closest relative of the Indian Peafowl or Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus), which is mostly found on the Indian subcontinent.

The Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) from Asia and the Common Guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) from Africa have been crossed.

V., Goyal, S.P. 2008 Identification of shed or plucked origin of Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) tail feathers: Preliminary findings.

The Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) is famed in its native India for its appetite for snakes - even poisonous cobras - which it dispatches with its strong feet and sharp bill.

Galusha, JG; Hill, LM (1996) A study of the behaviour of Indian Peacocks Pavo cristatus on Protection Island, Jefferson County, Washington, USA.

The Indian Peafowl or Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) is a large and brightly coloured bird of the pheasant family native to South Asia, but introduced and semi-feral in many other parts of the world.

The 'Indian Peafowl', 'Pavo cristatus', also known as the 'Common Peafowl' or the 'Blue Peafowl', is one of the species of bird in the genus 'Pavo' of the Phasianidae family (biology) known as peafowl.