Indian Peacock II
by Teresa Zieba
Title
Indian Peacock II
Artist
Teresa Zieba
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
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 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. Females lack the train, and have a greenish lower neck and duller brown plumage.
The bird is celebrated in Indian and Greek mythology and is the national bird of India.
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February 16th, 2012
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