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	Peafowl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In captivity, Green Peafowls and African Peafowl are monogamous with males assisting in nest defense, chick rearing, and chick brooding.
		Peafowl differ from pheasants but are similar to monals and tragopans in their ability to climb altitudinally on the wing so that they may have sufficient lift to enable soaring.
		Peafowl are capable of reproducing at the age of 2.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peafowl (1403 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search View - Peacock (bird)
		The feathers are generally iridescent green and gold and are ornamented with eyelike markings of a rich color, known as peacock blue.
		Peafowl build their nests on the ground or in the low branches of trees.
		The common, or Indian, peafowl is classified as Pavo cristatus; the green peafowl as Pavo muticus; and the Congo peafowl as Afropavo congensis.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761555444__1/Peacock_(bird).html (404 words)

	Green Peafowl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Green Peafowl, Pavo muticus, is a species of bird in the peafowl genus Pavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae.
		There is a tufted crest, different in shape to the fanned crest of the Indian Peafowl.
		Peafowl are most notable for the male's extravagant tail, a result of sexual selection, which it displays as part of courtship.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Green_Peafowl (210 words)

	Peafowl
		The rule of thumb in brooding peafowl chicks is to start the chicks out with a brooder temperature of 95 degrees F and decrease this temperature by 5 degrees for every week of age.
		Since peafowl are members of the pheasant family, their diet should be structured with this in mind rather than feeding them like a person would feed a chicken.
		Peafowl are very hardy birds but there are a few preventive steps that can be taken to insure the health of the birds.
	www.peafowl.org /ARTICLES/14 (1938 words)

	WildWNC.org : Animals : INDIAN PEAFOWL
		The peafowl is the largest member of the pheasant and turkey family.
		Peafowl, particularly the males, are one of the most colorful and strikingly marked of all birds.
		Although peafowl are large, powerful birds, they are somewhat weak fliers and spend much of their time on the ground looking for food or perching.
	www.wildwnc.org /af/peafowl.html (639 words)

	Peacock (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Peafowl are an ancient and isolated group of largely terrestrial Galliform birds belonging to the Pavoninidae.
		The two are not identical and the peafowl's presence in the fossil record of Java from at least the Pliocene rules out an introduction by humans.
		The African Peafowl or Afropavo wing is prominently marked in both sexes in patterns and colours which act as heliographs while in motion.
	www.freecaviar.com /search.php?title=Peacock (1388 words)

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		The green birds are taller, have long vertical crests, yellow and blue facial skin and a neck comprised of feathers each being green and ‘scale-like’ in appearance as opposed to the Indian species where each feather is blue, soft and ‘hair-like’ The wing coverts of the Indian peacock are vermiculated with white and dark..
		In both sexes of the green peafowl the wing coverts are glossed with bright iridescent blue and blue-green.
		The green birds have a purplish cast to the tail coverts, a wider ‘pinkish’ ring toward the outside of the ‘eye’ and a wider flish ring inside of the pinkish circle.
	members.cox.net /kjw6311/ReadMountainPheasantry (1373 words)

	AnimalWeb
		A truly beautiful species, the peacock (male peafowl) is renowned for its georgous train of eye spot feathers it raises up to frame its glossy blue head, neck, and body when it is courting a female (known as a peahen).
		Both the sexes of this breed are green with bronze mottlings from the crest to the tail, and the wings are turquoise and fl.
		The male is blue and green with a short, broad tail, and the female is chestnut and green.
	www.animalweb.com /animalworld/pages/peacock.asp (138 words)

	Information about U.N. (Geneva) FDC: F.s.0,90 GN Green Peafowl: Endangered Species Series (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The green-necked peafowl belongs to the genus Pavo, and is a member of the pheasant family.
		The crested male peafowl -- the peacock -- is an ornamental bird which displays a magnificent upright fan of long green and gold tail-feather coverts (covers) when courting the similarly-attired peahen.
		Peafowl fly well in spite of their size, and roost in trees at night.
	www.unicover.com /EA1BCNMW.htm (440 words)

	"India Blue Peacock" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Peacock (bird) or Peafowl is the common name for these members of the pheasant family.
		Male: The feathers are generally iridescent green and gold and are ornamented with eyelike markings of a rich color, known as peacock blue.
		Nest: Peafowl build their nests on the ground or in the low branches of trees.
	www.zonianlady.com /i_b_peacock/i_b_peacock.html (239 words)

	Peacock Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Peafowl were extensively raised by the Romans for the table as well as for ornamental purposes, and medieval Europe carried on this practice as well.
		Peafowl can be quite sociable and often display their feathers right in front of you in the springtime.
		The so-called 'Spalding' variey is a hybrid between the Indian and the Green species (one of the green peacock races shown in picture at left).
	www.gamebird.com /peacock.html (1016 words)

	Peacocks
		The feathers are generally iridescent green and gold and are ornamented with eyelike markings of a rich color, known as
		Peafowl take care of their feathers by preening.
		Peafowl can still fly while they are molting, beacuse their flight feathers are replaced
	members.aol.com /babu/bioproject.html (719 words)

	Java Green Peafowl - Java Green Peacocks
		Distinguishing between the males and females in the Green peafowl becomes easier as the loral patch on the face of the males begins to turn fl, and the female patch stays brown.
		The peachicks (young peafowl) of the Java Green are similar to the India Blue, except they are often a little larger and exhibit darker shades of gray.
		As the young peafowl begin to grow, a noticeable difference between the Greens and other peafowl will begin to appear, as the Green's legs are longer, and the much taller crest begins to be evident.
	www.castlebury.net /greenpeafowl.htm (567 words)

	Peafowl - National Zoo\| FONZ
		Blue peafowl are common in open forests near streams in India where they are the national bird and in Sri Lanka.
		In Roman times, however, peafowl were served at the lavish banquets of rich people; the peafowls’ tongues were particular delicacies.
		Peafowl are the largest members of the family Phasianidae, a group that includes about 155 species of pheasants, peacock-pheasants, junglefowl, and partridges.
	nationalzoo.si.edu /Publications/ZooGoer/2000/3/peafowl.cfm (868 words)

	India Blue Peafowl, Pavo cristatus
		Peafowl have been kept in captivity for many centuries and have been reported in ancient Egyptian, Roman and Greek history.
		The oldest mutations are the White and the Black-shouldered.
		White peafowl are pure white, both sexes; the Black-shouldered males have dark coverts (barred in the normal birds), hens are much lighter than normal hens.
	www.gbwf.org /pheasants/blue_peafowl.html (784 words)

	Peafowl,peachicks,peacocks incubator and poultry software for Sale,Peafowl Worming,Peafowl Marketing,Peafowl Information
		People who raise peafowl have three options to choose from when it comes to the incubation of the eggs.
		The purpose of the article is to share the information that I have learned through the years on how to artificially incubate peafowl eggs.
		Successful incubation of peafowl eggs starts before the first egg is even laid.
	peafowlareus.com /incubation.asp (1301 words)

	Green Peafowl, Pavo muticus
		The crest of this species stands nearly erect compared to the broad crest of its Indian relative; bare skin of blue and yellow beneath the eye, dark bluish-green metallic feathers on the remainder of the head and neck.
		The wing coverts are dark green and blue, with the flight feathers chestnut.
		Status in Wild: The Green Peafowl, as a whole species, is considrered vulnerable to endangered in the wild.
	www.gbwf.org /pheasants/green_peafowl.html (521 words)

	Information on peacocks
		Peafowl are divided into three main groups: The most common Indian Peafowl, the Green Peafowl, and the White Peafowl.
		During mating season, the peafowl are also very vocal, making mewing cries that can sound like a kitten or small child.
		Peafowl love to roost in trees during the night.
	ma.essortment.com /informationonp_rjll.htm (536 words)

	Emerald Spalding Peafowl
		Because of their high percentage of green blood (at least 75%), Emerald Spaldings are a popular choice for those who love the beauty of the green subspecies but not their aggressive or flighty tendencies.
		The neck is green and the wings dark.
		Many individuals attempted to breed birds that would retain the beauty of green peafowl but be better adapted to captive life.
	peacockgirl.tripod.com /Peafowl_Variet/Emerald_Spaldx.html (334 words)

	Birds » Domesticated Birds » Peafowl - Green Main Page
		Java Green Peafowl will do well with perches all around their enclosure, and the aviary should have a sturdy mesh top since these birds are such strong fliers.
		Female Green Peafowl have coloration that is not as iridescent as the male, and their tails are shorter and less impressively colored.
		A cross between a Java Green Peafowl and an India Blue Peafowl is known as a Spaulding Peafowl.
	www.centralpets.com /animals/birds/domestic_birds/dbd4374.html (1010 words)

	Peacock -- Keeping and Breeding The India Blue and Green Peacock (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Peafowl were extensively reared by the Romans for the table as well as for ornamental purposes, and medieval Europe carried on this practice.
		There are but two naturally occuring peacock species, the Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) from India, often called Blue peafowl, and the Green peafowl (Pavo rnuticus) which lives farther east in Burma, Thailand, Indo China, Malaya and Java.
		While Green Peafowl are susceptible to cold and show a fierce temper, the males often attacking human beings and killing other males, either Green or Blues, the Indian Blue birds are hardy, even in cold districts and quite sociable.
	www.gamebird.com /peacocks.html (713 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Northern Thailand-Laos moist deciduous forests (IM0139)
		The green peafowl is one of only two peafowl species found in the wild; the Indian peafowl is the other.
		Flocks of yellow-footed pigeons and green imperial pigeons used to fill the skies, as did huge groups of parakeets.
		Still, the ecoregion supports the presence of such large and sensitive species as the green peafowl.
	nationalgeographic.com /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/im/im0139.html (409 words)

	Surfing Bangalore - Peacock (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Indian (or common) Peafowl, the Green Peafowl, and the White Peafowl.
		Many experts consider the green peafowl to be the most beautiful of all gallinaceous birds.
		It is not resistant to winter weather and requires frost free sheltering in the cold season.
	www.bangalorenet.com /system1/rahul/variety.html (286 words)

	Green Peafowl - educational resources
		FONZ: The green peafowl (P. muticus) is not so fortunate.
		BIRDCHAT archives -- July 1999, week 5 (#38):...the familiar Blue=Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) is a wild type, 1 of 2 peafowl species of the oriental region (the other is the Green Peafowl, Pavo muticus).
		Ornithological Checklist of India:...leucomelanos r Kalij Pheasant Ophrysia superciliosa r (ex) Himalayan Quail Pavo cristatus R Indian Peafowl Pavo muticus r Green Peafowl Perdicula argoondah R...
	animals.mongabay.com /featured/Green_Peafowl.html (291 words)

	Black-shouldered Peafowl - Peacocks
		The Black-shouldered peafowl are a color mutation of the India Blue peafowl.
		As in other peafowl (collective term for peacock, peahen, and peachick), the pair of Black-shouldered will need a pen or aviary with a minimum of 400 square feet of space.
		Strangely enough, the peachicks (young peafowl) of the Black-shouldered are creamy white, with wings tinged in a buff color.
	www.castlebury.net /blackshpeafowl.htm (322 words)

	Indian Peafowl Male (Peacock)
		Indian Peafowl: Five to seven cream-colored eggs are laid in a shallow hole in the ground lined with leaves and hidden in tall grass.
		Indian Peafowl: Very similar to this bird is Green Peafowl, which wears a more colourful plummage at its head and lives further in the east - in Burma, Thailand, Indochina, on the Malayan peninsula and on Java.
		● Similar species: Indian Peafowl: Very similar to this bird is Green Peafowl, which wears a more colourful plummage at its head and lives further in the east - in Burma, Thailand, Indochina, on the Malayan peninsula and on Java.
	identify.whatbird.com /obj/527/_/Indian_Peafowl_Male_(Peacock).aspx (674 words)

	Bow's Peafowl Farm
		Specializing in the breeding and sales of pure Peafowl, and Peafowl mutations.
		The peacock is the more colorful bird with a train that can reach up to 6 feet or longer.
		Our Peafowl are selectively bred to achieve the most striking colors and color variations.
	www.bowspeafowlfarm.com /home.html (200 words)

	CentralPets.com - Search Results for: peafowl green necked burmese ...
		It is possible to keep your own peafowl in many areas; the Java Green Peafowl is one variety of...
		Description: Once a feast fit for a Roman, the India Blue Peafowl stands now as one of the most beautiful domesticated birds in...
		Out of the only two naturally occurring peacock species (the Green peafowl and the India Blue Peafowl), the India Blue has...
	centralpets.com /pages/search.php?q=peafowl+green+necked+burmese+... (595 words)

	The Classroom @ The Coop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		He is listed on this site as a breeder of Java Green Peafowl.
		His email add is incorrect and we would like to get in touch with him.
		And if anyone knows of any other breeders of these peafowl please let me know.
	www.the-coop.org /wwwboard/discus/messages/17/5842.html (81 words)

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