The Black-shouldered peafowl are a color mutation of
the India Blue peafowl. Both are pictured at the left. The
main difference between the two peacocks can be seen in this
photograph--the barred buff and black feathers in the India
Blue are replaced with black feathers tipped in dark blue
and green in the Black-shouldered. If the Black-shouldered is crossed with an India Blue,
the offspring will be either Black-shouldered or India
Blue. As in other peafowl (collective term for peacock,
peahen, and peachick), the pair of Black-shouldered will
need a pen or aviary with a minimum of 400 square feet of
space.
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The Black-shouldered peahen is seen in the image on
the right. She is not as dark as the India Blue peahen, but
is a very attractive bird because of her lovely
coloration. Like the White and India Blue peafowl, the
Black-shouldered can be allowed to roam a farm or estate
after breeding season, if the birds are raised on the place.
They get along well with other peafowl. Strangely enough, the peachicks (young peafowl) of the
Black-shouldered are creamy white, with wings tinged in a
buff color. This buff colored wing is the main
distinguishing factor between baby White peachicks and
Black-shouldered.
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