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The Black-shouldered Indian Peafowl is distinguished from the Royal or Blue Peacock, in that it does not have streaked shoulders.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Galliformes
Family Phasianidae
Genus Pavo
Species P. cristatus
he Black-shouldered Indian Peafowl is distinguished from the Royal or Blue Peacock, in that it does not have streaked shoulders. This is a pattern change, not a color change. Pattern mutations imply a manifestation of colors organized in a different way from the pattern of the wild strain.
The Black-shouldered Indian Peafowl’s characteristic is a recessive gene which manifests itself in all strains. Within the species pavus cristatus it is possible to find 10 colors and 5 distinct patterns.
The females of this species have white and brown plumage. They are one of the best peahens as parents. They feed on seeds, berries, wild figs, insects, small reptiles and small mammals.
During the reproductive season, harems are formed, consisting of a male and three or four females. They are territorial and vocalize frequently during the exuberant wedding parade. This raises the supra-caudal feathers, forming a fan with a pattern of ocelli of blue and bronze colors, on a metallic-green background, which shakes in a movement that makes the ocelli vibrate and produces a very characteristic sound. When he turns his back to the female, he lowers and shakes the orange-colored primary feathers. If she is receptive, copulation may follow.
The nest is built in the ground and consists of a small depression outlined by leaves and usually hidden in a bush. Females tend to lay 3 to 8 eggs, which are incubated for 28 to 30 days only by the female. The offspring are nidifugous.
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