common peafowl

Pavo cristatus

Summary 4

An unmistakable large and bright blue member of the pheasant family with the male metallic blue with a crest and tail with irridiscent greenish blue feathers. Usually seen foraging on the ground in groups.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Sumeet Moghe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5136/5726195873_ce780a3c8d.jpg
  2. (c) Suriyakumars, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Peacock_parambikulam.JPG
  3. (c) Sumeet Moghe, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5246/5217594488_904aa12406.jpg
  4. (c) India Biodiversity Portal, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/26049615

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