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1781 painting by Maruyama Okyo Adult female head and upper neck Male profile. The green peafowl is a large bird in terms of overall size. The male is 1.8–3 m (5 ft 11 in – 9 ft 10 in) in total length, including its train, which measures 1.4–1.6 m (4 ft 7 in – 5 ft 3 in); the adult female is around half the total length of the breeding male at 1–1.1 m (3 ft 3 in – 3 ft 7 in) in length.
The colouration of the green junglefowl is sexually dimorphic. The male's plumage is dark and blackish at a distance. A closer view reveals an iridescent mantle of gleaming scales reminiscent in colour and pattern to those seen in the ocellated turkey and green peafowl. Each scale is vivid blue at its base and moves through various shades of ...
Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are referred to as peahens. The two Asiatic species are the blue or Indian peafowl originally from the Indian subcontinent, and the green peafowl from Southeast Asia. The Congo peafowl, native only to the Congo Basin, is not a true peafowl. Male peafowl are known for their piercing ...
Green peafowl, Pavo muticus (Ex) ... Javan pond-heron, Ardeola speciosa; ... often green-plumaged above and yellow below, or more subdued with greyish-green to ...
The others are the green peafowl (Pavo muticus) and the Congo peafowl (Afropavo congesnis). Indian blue peafowl are a native bird of Sri Lanka and India and are also found in the wild in some ...
Other notable animals present at the zoo include giraffes, blackbucks, markhors, grey gorals, black bears, Javan green peafowl, Himalayan griffon vultures, Peregrine falcons and Indian cobras. Animals
"The army doesn't see color. What we see is green," Weaver said. "Once you join the army, we don't judge a person on if they're black, white, male, female. We're gonna judge you on your performance. We're gonna judge you off your character, your attributes, and your potential to achieve more."
With over 450 bird species and 37 endemic species including the Javan green magpie, Javan hawk-eagle, and Javan peafowl, Java is a birdwatcher's paradise. [29] There are about 130 freshwater fish species in Java. [30] There are also several endemic amphibian species in Java, including 5 species of tree frogs. [31]