Black Shoulder Opal Male
Photo Courtesy of: Dennis Erdman, Herndon, PA
Black Shoulder Opal Male
(Pavo cristatus mutation brown, negripennis and opal)
This mutation has a brown fan shaped crest. The male
has the same color pattern as the Black Shoulder. The bird is
predominantly chocolate brown on its head, neck, and shoulders.
Unlike the Oaten, the head and neck feathers have a distinct aquamarine
tint. The saddle and train feathers have an opal tint appearance
depending on the light. The ocelli are formed by a dull black
surrounded by a broad ring of opal and deep copper color. Black
Shoulder Opal breed true when bred Black Shoulder Opal to Black
Shoulder Opal.
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