Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) close up.
Indian peafowl are among the largest and heaviest representatives of the Phasianidae. Their size, colour and shape of crest make them unmistakable within their native distribution range. The male is metallic blue on the crown, the feathers of the head being short and curled. The fan-shaped crest on the head is made of feathers with bare black shafts and tipped with bluish-green webbing. A white stripe above the eye and a crescent shaped white patch below the eye are formed by bare white skin. The sides of the head have iridescent greenish blue feathers. The back has scaly bronze-green feathers with black and copper markings.
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Location: Bopal, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Photo credit: © Amarjeetsinh Jhala / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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