The Dragon Bird { Green Peafowls

[Resolution]

I'll be off in my real life job for a bit. You guys are awesome. THANKS

 

[clinton9]

Resolution,
Bolaven race = pavo annamensis ....????

Clinton.

 

[clinton9]

Hi Resolution,
When you measure the dead green peafowls, you need to measure as this guide will show you.

To enable me to draw the correct wing shapes of green peafowls, you have to hold the wing flatten & opened on a paper & drawing.

Hope this helps.

Clinton.

 

[FrankYLegend]

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Bolovan race is nominate Pavo annamensis annamensis

 

[NateinFL]

I LOVE this thread! I've read through it twice now and the links to the wild Green Peafowl are absolutely breathtaking...Thanks so much for sharing Resolution and Clinton

 

[Resolution]

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You are most welcome. I hope this gives people that love their dragonbirds something to reflect on. And thank you Franky for remaining dedicated in your research.

 

[clinton9]

Hi Resolution,
Here's my drawings of adult IB peacock & green peacocks in flight.
Pavo cristatus cristatus

Pavo cristatus singhalensis

Pavo imperator siamensis

Pavo annamensis bokorensis

Clinton.

 

[Resolution]

Amazing work Clinton! Can't wait to see what you can do with some new materials.

 

[FrankYLegend]

beautiful work!

Just one small note, I think for nominate cristatus the wings are a bit too orange, that's more like Sri Lankan singhalensis which has the most intense primaries. Other than that these drawings are very much spot on.

 

[Resolution]

To be clear, this is nothing short of fantastic work Clifton. My only other analysis of these illustrations is that I sense that the birds appear to be a bit blocky- like a gamebird- a grouse, pheasant or turkey and as you know, peafowl are all neck, wing and leg- there's nothing solid under all that plumage. I wonder if you could streamline them- elongate their bodies a bit-the one consistent weak spot I sense here is in the back plate.

Sri Lanka male note morphology and hue of lower hind neck and upper mantle.

Bolaven Plateau male note morphology and hue of lower hind neck and upper mantle

Arakan Yomas male note morphology and hue of lower hind neck and upper mantle

Afropavo male note morphology and hue of lower hind neck and upper mantle

- there's a place where it meets the neck that is its own speculum of sorts- its where the two different morphological forms of plumes meet. This is particularly pronounced in Indian peafowl because the neck plumes are disintegrated at their edges- fur-like and so when they meet at the first row of scalation, there's an electric ridge - about four rows. The morphology of plumes at the junction between upper mantle and lower hindneck is unique. This area is just as pronounced in dragons but its a sublime effect- prismal - hard to articulate-as the scalation of the neck plumes is not unlike that of the backplate but to be clear, the pattern and morphology of the backplate scalation is unique. The backplate is where the most iridescent and light reflective feathers on the bird are located. The neck plumes are iridescent but not light reflective.