India Blue Peafowl Pair

Of all the various types of peafowl, India Blue (Pavo cristatus) is the original and by far the most popular variety. This India Blue peafowl pair consists of one mature male, or peacock, and one mature female, or peahen.

India Blue is referred to as the wild type, native to India and Sri Lanka. The flashy peacock has a barred wing pattern and a bright metallic blue head, neck, and breast. The peahen is brown, which helps her hide from predators while setting, and has a metallic green neck.

Peachicks are brown and buff. They are difficult to identify by gender. But, by about 6 months of age, the male chicks will develop blue feathers, while the females start showing green.

Only the peacock has a train, which consists of long tail coverts displayed during courting. The eyes, or ocelli, of an India Blue train are dark blue. The multicolored train is iridescent, with different colors appearing in different light.