Common peafowl

Japanese: インドクジャク - いんどくじゃく(英語表記)common peafowl
Common peafowl

A bird of the Phasianidae family, order Phasianidae, class Aves. Males are about 2 to 2.3 meters long, while females are about 1 meter long. They differ from the closely related Green Peafowl, P. muticus , in that they have a fan-shaped crest and a dark blue neck and chest. They are found in India and Sri Lanka. They are kept in zoos around the world.

[Higuchi Hiroyoshi]

[References] | Peacock
Indian Peacock
Distributed in India and Sri Lanka. The male (photo) is metallic blue from the head to the chest, and the back is gray-brown with brown horizontal stripes. There is a fan-shaped blue crest on the head. Total length of male is about 200-230cm, female is about 100cm. Phasianidae ©Shogakukan ">

Indian Peacock

Indian peacock display
The upper tail coverts are large, with metallic blue and orange- and yellow-edged circular markings arranged regularly on a green background. ©Shogakukan ">

Indian peacock display


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

鳥綱キジ目キジ科の鳥。全長は、雄が約2~2.3メートル、雌は約1メートルある。扇状の羽冠と濃青色の頸(くび)と胸が、近縁のマクジャクP. muticusと異なる。インド、スリランカに分布。世界各地の動物園で飼育されている。

[樋口広芳]

[参照項目] | クジャク
インドクジャク
インド、スリランカに分布。雄(写真)は頭部から胸にかけて金属光沢のある青、背は灰褐色で褐色の横縞がある。頭には扇状の青い冠毛がある。全長雄約200~230cm、雌約100cm。キジ科©Shogakukan">

インドクジャク

インドクジャクのディスプレー
上尾筒は大きく、緑色の地に金属光沢のある青色をオレンジ、黄色で縁どりした円い斑紋が規則的に並ぶ©Shogakukan">

インドクジャクのディスプレー


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