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The Indian peafowl ( Pavo cristatus ), also known as the common peafowl or blue peafowl, is a peafowl species native to the Indian subcontinent. It has been introduced to many other countries. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are referred to as peahens, although both sexes are often referred to colloquially as a ...
Argusianus. Tropicoperdix. A peacock spreading his tail, displaying his plumage. Peahen. Peafowl is a common name for two bird species of the genus Pavo and one species of the closely related genus Afropavo within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae (the pheasants and their allies). Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female ...
Pavo cristatus ( Indian peafowl) Linnaeus, 1758. Species. Pavo cristatus. Pavo muticus. A white peafowl. Pavo is a genus of two species in the pheasant family. The two species, along with the Congo peafowl, are known as peafowl .
Appaloosa Horse Club. Equus ferus caballus. The Appaloosa is an American horse breed best known for its colorful spotted coat pattern. There is a wide range of body types within the breed, stemming from the influence of multiple breeds of horses throughout its history. Each horse's color pattern is genetically the result of various spotting ...
1781 painting by Maruyama Okyo Adult female head and upper neck Male profile. The green peafowl is a large bird in terms of overall size. The male is 1.8–3 m (5 ft 11 in – 9 ft 10 in) in total length, including its train, which measures 1.4–1.6 m (4 ft 7 in – 5 ft 3 in); the adult female is around half the total length of the breeding male at 1–1.1 m (3 ft 3 in – 3 ft 7 in) in length.
Palawan peacock-pheasant. The Palawan peacock-pheasant ( Polyplectron napoleonis) is a medium-sized (up to 50 cm long) bird in the family Phasianidae endemic to the island of Palawan in the Philippines. It is known as tandikan in the some local Palawano ( peras in Southwest Palawano), Tagbanwa, and Batak languages of Palawan. [4]
The brilliant iridescent colors of the peacock's tail feathers are created by structural coloration, as first noted by Isaac Newton and Robert Hooke.. Structural coloration in animals, and a few plants, is the production of colour by microscopically structured surfaces fine enough to interfere with visible light instead of pigments, although some structural coloration occurs in combination ...
As the next generation of athletes prepare to take home the gold in Tokyo this summer, Peacock is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 1996 Olympics with “The ’96 Effect” and “The ...