The Dragon Bird { Green Peafowls

[Dany12]

Resolution...lol !

Clinton here are pics of Freidrich :
From Ujunk Kulon NP ( West Java ).
http://i69.servimg.com/u/f69/16/19/90/63/74211.jpg




And here a picture from Baluran NP ( East Java ).
http://i29.servimg.com/u/f29/16/19/90/63/32310.jpg
The primary feathers are very clear.

 

[Resolution]

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These are perfectly beautiful Dany12! Any body that is concerned with the conservation of green peafowl can send 10.00 to Freidrich in Thailand. Please do.

 

[FrankYLegend]

so I guess we're moving on to discussion of Javanensis now.

There are at least two distinct races of Javanensis, the nominate Western race found in Ujung Kulon National Park and the Eastern race found in Baluran National park. Javanese Peafowl are green-crowned and have a pine green backplate. They have a brilliant golden neck. The Baluran race is a bit more intense in colouration, and tends to have more intense facial skin comparable with Imperator. It appears some birds have pale irises like annamensis.

Nominate:

Baluran:

This is a subadult bird (Resolution posted this in the first post of this thread):

Strange that this bird is found in Kedah, Malaysia. Its back is pink somewhat like Pahang but the crest gives it away..
And a female Javanensis captive in Malaysia:

It's interesting how the male sometimes postures with his neck curved onto his train as he displays.

Another thing I'm confused about is how Green and Indian Peafowl compare in display. Indian Peafowl seem to flap their wings a lot as they display, but Green Peafowl never seem to do that, they just rattle their quills every now and then...

 

[Resolution]

Franky, please remove the photo that has been altered- photo shopped- it's distracting.

 

[FrankYLegend]

yeah there's quite a few photos around like that :S

I couldn't find a lot of pictures of Ujung Kulon though there are some on your old site taken by Gerald Cubitt.

 

[Dany12]

Here may be the oldest document on the green peafowl in Java. It dates back to 1890 , during the Dutch colonial times .... not really in color!

 

[clinton9]

Dany12,
Can you please send me the colour photoes of open wings of Javanese peacock (pavo javanensis javenensis).
I had worked hard making 5 illustrations of peacocks and had putted my new illustration of black-shouldered peacock.
I am still working on my illustration of Tonkin imperator peacock (pavo imperator tonkinensis) now.

Clinton.

 

[Dany12]

Very hard to find !
http://www.pavo-muticus.com/typo3temp/pics/085056f85a.jpg
http://pratapapa81.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/merak-hijau21.jpg
http://pratapapa81.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/merak-hijau4.jpg?w=889
http://pratapapa81.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/merak-hijau3.jpg?w=889
From Martin ( france ).... it's the line of Menning Farm.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2680/4125862298_cbdb285118.jpg

http://www.pavo-muticus.com/german/fuer-zuechter/artenvergleich.html
http://www.pavo-muticus-muticus.de/english/index.html
http://www.arkive.org/green-peafowl/pavo-muticus/

Now for sale ...in Jakarta (Java ) :
http://www.iklanmanis.com/images/iklan/101018090027merak-merak2.jpg
http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af306/anomsulistyo/150810-1606.jpg
http://kicauan.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/burung-merak.jpg
Also P.Muticus muticus .....Menning blood here in Hungary:

 

[clinton9]

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What is kind of race / subspecie this male dragonbird is ???? He seen to had strongly purplish blue wing coverts.
Clinton.

 

[Dany12]

I think pavo javanensis javanensis and pavo muticus muticus are the same specie.