tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post7184736638482444714..comments2024-01-05T05:02:20.353+00:00Comments on CRYPTOZOOLOGY ONLINE: Still on the Track: ANOTHER UNIDENTIFIED BIRD...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post-23674568593619962242009-04-23T22:10:00.000+01:002009-04-23T22:10:00.000+01:00Definitely a white peafowl.
What's interesting is...Definitely a white peafowl.<br /><br />What's interesting is that domestic peafowl come in a wide range of colors. <br /><br />http://www.leggspeafowl.com/peafowlcolors.htm<br /><br />We have two species of Asiatic peafowl in captivity- the Indian or blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus) and the Green peafowl (Pavo muticus). The Indian is more common in both captivity and the wild, but the Southeast Asian Green species is considered vulnerable in the wild.<br /><br />The two species hybridize in captivity and in those areas where there are wild Green peafowl and feral Indian peafowl. As a result, hybridization between the two species could be a major problem for conserving the Green peafowl. The pure Green peafowl is suspected to be rare in captivity, and most captive birds with the Green phenotype are probably hybrids.<br /><br />Now, here's something that someone of your discipline might be more interested in. Science was unaware that there was a third species of peafowl living in the Congo River Basin. The Congo peafowl (Afropavo congensis), as it is known, was only cataloged in 1936.<br /><br />It is considered the "missing link" between peafowl and Guinea fowl, for it lacks the long "train" of tail feathers that the other peafowl have. Peafowl and Guinea fowl can hybridize.<br /><br />http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Guinea-hybrids.jpg (Guinea fowl-Pea fowl hybrid is on the right. Peafowl-domestic fowl hybrid is on the left.)<br /><br />I am a bit of a Galliformes nerd. I really enjoy the blogs and the videos.Retrievermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15780519136583108632noreply@blogger.com