India Blue Male
Photo courtesy of: Dennis Erdman, Herndon, PA
Photo courtesy of: Jean George, Pope Valley, CA
India Blue Male (Pavo cristatus)
This is a wild type true species. Fan-shaped crest
and metallic blue head, with white facial skin. The beak is horny
gray in color. The wings and shoulders are barred pale buff and
brownish black. The legs are a brownish gray. The main tail feathers
used to support the train number approximately 18 to 20 for males
and 15 to 18 for females, and are 16 to 18 inches in length. The
train may look predominantly metallic green in color depending
on the light and is 56 to 64 inches long. The train feathers consist
of approximately 30 sickle feathers, 33 fan feathers, and 175
ocelli feathers of varying lengths. The ocelli are formed by a
deep blue patch surrounded by two broad rings of brilliant small
blue and bronzy brown, and two narrow ones of golden green and
bronzy lilac. India Blue breed true offspring when bred India
Blue to India Blue.
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