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Purple / Cameo / Opal (and other 'colors')

A variant of Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus)

Purple / Cameo / Opal (and other 'colors')

Representative Indian peafowlphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.

Numerous selectively-bred colour mutations (Purple, Cameo, Opal, Bronze, Peach, Midnight) recognized by peafowl breeders, layered on top of pattern genes for hundreds of combinations.

Keeper tips for this variant

Many of these colours are recessive and have been line-bred, so source from a reputable breeder and outcross periodically to avoid inbreeding depression and reduced fertility; the birds themselves are no harder to keep, but maintaining a true-breeding colour line takes years and careful pedigrees.

This page covers the Purple / Cameo / Opal (and other 'colors') variant. For full husbandry, water params, diet and health —General care: Indian peafowl

Other Peafowl variants

Blue (India Blue)WhiteBlack-shouldered (Black-winged)Pied