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Query: birds of asiaResult: 1526th of 1792
Peacock - blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Subject: Peacock - blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Poster: Ben McKune (benmckune@hotmail.com)
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Peacock - blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus)


This photo was taken at the Hogle Zoo in Utah.


The Indian peafowl or blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus), a large and brightly coloured bird, is a species of peafowl native to South Asia, but introduced in many other parts of the world. The male, or peacock, is predominantly blue with a fan-like crest of spatula-tipped wire-like feathers and is best known for the long train made up of elongated upper-tail covert feathers which bear colourful eyespots. These stiff feathers are raised into a fan and quivered in a display during courtship.

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