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Indian Peafowl
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Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
A blue-headed male with a fan-shaped crest and an immense train of iridescent blue-green tail-covert feathers marked with eyespots, fanned open in display. 1
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1. Indian Peafowl (Wikipedia)
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The brightly coloured male has a blue coloured head with a fan-shaped crest and is best known for his long train. The train is made up of elongated upper-tail covert feathers with colourful eyespots.
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