Is that peafowl at the zoo male or female ? [Questioning colour]

[deerman]

with the number of white peafowl there.....color of the soil, plus wet soil , my guess still white stain bird. sure way to tell,see what color the new feathers are after molt

 

[deerman]

Well, if you're seeing peafowl with "split to White" characteristics, then the peacock in your pics is more likely the same mutation as the whites here. I asked about the oil palms because their fruit is very high in carotenoids, and if the peafowl eat a lot of them, this might be a cause of the "tint" to the white plumage. There are other foods which can cause this same effect, but I was thinking about the red palm fruit oil we have as a supplement for the birds in my lab at the time I wrote that response.

very good point could be diet.......more than one case of bird colors being affected by what they eat

 

[frenchblackcopper]

Aqua Eyes,your comment about carotene affecting color is true for sure.There is a high carotene dehydrated carrot based supplement many German shepherd breeders uses to enhance the red pigment on their dogs during show season,,it's called Owe Ledo and it's made in Germany.Proof a dog has been on this carotene supplement too long will make the white parts of the dogs eyes turn an off yellow color instead of white.

 

[Bigcreekpeafowl]

In looking at her face, pigment of her skin which is noticeably yellowish in color. I don't think it is staining.
In the other photos including the white male he has no stained feathers. Have seen a few birds with over active oil gland and their color seemed a little off.

Her diet can certainly play a role, but appears more than just diet alone. (?)

Also wonder if some color will change after molt. Some colors fade in the summer.

She is very interesting.

 

[DreamBird]

Hello again everyone

So I went to the zoo yesterday, to check a few things.

@ AquaEyes - I haven't seen any oil palms in our park, even though I walked around for quite some time and visited all of it like I usually does, except this time I paid more attention to the vegetation.

Also I took this photos of a white male which had a bit of a similar thing, though I'm thinking this one just went dust bathing :






However no signs of the peahen. But a lot of whites were missing, I only saw one white hen with her white and IB chicks, and two males out of five. :/
But the park is huge, probably I wasn't in the right place at the right time. So I'll visit there again as soon as possible, and hopefully I can find her this time.
Since we are still unsure what could be the reason for the colouration of the peahen, I hope to take a few shots of her soon. >__>

 

[zazouse]

Beautiful peacock and that coloring is not from dust bathing, see how the color just cuts off at the breast and neck t area i say ya got a different mutation going on, there are new once created all the time so i am guessing this is one of them.

 

[DreamBird]

Not dust bathing ? Wow it's all so confusing.

Have you seen your whites bathing in the dust ? I'm assuming you might have, and if yes...did it ever look like any of the pictures I posted, or was it totally different ?

 

[DAS]

I don't think the color is from dust bathing. If you look at the second picture, the color is too uniform. It goes all the way around his neck. If he had just been dust bathing, he would have the coloration going down his back and sides as well.

 

[SuperPeacockman]

Oh I forgot about that, when we give mine corn the whites and pied do take on a yellow tint. However, not as dark as the bird in this.

 

[DreamBird]

Thank you for telling me, guys.
This is all making me more and more curious, really. xD
I'll try to keep you updated on the fowl, but, thank you for your interest ~