WHAT
Peafowl are two Asiatic and one African
species of flying
bird in the
genus Pavo of the
pheasant family,
Phasianidae, best known for the male's extravagant eye-spotted tail
covert feathers, which it displays as part of
courtship. The male is called a
peacock, the female a
peahen, and the offspring
pea chicks.
[1] The adult female peafowl is grey and/or brown. Peachicks can be between yellow and a tawny colour with darker brown patches or light tan and ivory, also referred to as "dirty white". The term also embraces the
Congo Peafowl, which is placed in a separate genus
Afropavo.
White peacocks are not albinos or leucistics. Albino animals and birds have a complete lack of color and red or pink eyes. White peafowl have blue eyes. The white color appears in other domestically bred peafowl but in different quantities. Chicks are born yellow and become white as they mature, according to the Peafowl Varieties Database. Indian peafowl of all colors, including white, have pink skin.
WHAT
Peafowl are two Asiatic and one African
species of flying
bird in the
genus Pavo of the
pheasant family,
Phasianidae, best known for the male's extravagant eye-spotted tail
covert feathers, which it displays as part of
courtship. The male is called a
peacock, the female a
peahen, and the offspring
pea chicks.
[1] The adult female peafowl is grey and/or brown. Peachicks can be between yellow and a tawny colour with darker brown patches or light tan and ivory, also referred to as "dirty white". The term also embraces the
Congo Peafowl, which is placed in a separate genus
Afropavo.
White peacocks are not albinos or leucistics. Albino animals and birds have a complete lack of color and red or pink eyes. White peafowl have blue eyes. The white color appears in other domestically bred peafowl but in different quantities. Chicks are born yellow and become white as they mature, according to the Peafowl Varieties Database. Indian peafowl of all colors, including white, have pink skin.
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