Differences between pure breeds and emerald peafowl (crossed hybrid)

[Kernelly]

Hey, as in the topic. I'm planning to buy an indian peafowl couple or more and I wanna make sure I won't be buying a hybrid of green and indian peafowl. What are the main differences? I know the headfeathers are different, I know the feathers are more green on emeralds of course, but anything more to be sure? Regards

 

[Kernelly]

Don't know about America, but in my country people just sell hybrids (emerald peafowl), and often call them indian, or pure green (java) and I know they are mistaken. So I wanna have a few ways of making sure which peafowl is which. Any signifant difference please. Is there something indian peafowl have that other peafowls dont have? So I can make sure its pure indian

 

[Midnightman14]

Look at the neck feathers on the male. They should be pure blue with an almost furry texture rather than being greenish and having a scaly look to them.

 

[Kernelly]

Look at the neck feathers on the male. They should be pure blue with an almost furry texture rather than being greenish and having a scaly look to them.

Thanks. And peahens/females?

 

[Dany12]

Pavo cristatus whose genome is polluted by genes from Pavo muticus or from spaldings.

 

[Dany12]

For females a brown hat is the guarantee of purity!

 

[Kernelly]

For females a brown hat is the guarantee of purity!

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You mean a female with brown feathers must be pavo cristatus? Thank you, thats exactly what I needed, and for both genders - epic. <3