Peafowl are three species of flying birds in the genus Pavo from the pheasant family. These birds are best known for the male's colorful eye-spotted tail, which it displays while courting the female.
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All images captured at 100x magnification under the HSZ6-TBL stereo microscope using the DCM2.1 microscope camera. Magnification was increased using a slightly higher magnifying c-mount camera adapter.
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| Photo: Jebulon |
The male is called a peacock. The female a peahen (usually grey or brown), and offspring are peachicks.
All images captured at 100x magnification under the HSZ6-TBL stereo microscope using the DCM2.1 microscope camera. Magnification was increased using a slightly higher magnifying c-mount camera adapter.
