#crested argus

[fishprophets]

made a sona for fun

[green-algae]

The excessive, twelve-feathered tail of the crested argus [Rheinardia ocellata], a large peafowl. Their tail feathers can grow to 5.7 feet in length. Images by Phan Viet Lam and Fletcher & Baylis of Arkive.org.

[teenytinydinosaurfarm]

NOT PEAFOWL, BUT COOL COUSINS

1. Giant Argus (Argusianus argus) displaying - largest bird in the family, larger than a peacock

2. Crested Argus (Rheinardia ocellata)

3. Crested Argus - showing raised crest

There are 8 species of Peacock Pheasants, these are the prettiest in my opinion

3. Malayan Peacock Pheasant (Polyplectron malacense) pair. male displaying

4. Palawan Peacock Pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis) pair, male displaying

5. Male Palawan Peacock Pheasant tail closed

6. Grey Peacock Pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum) pair, male displaying