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Palawan peacock-pheasant. The Palawan peacock-pheasant ( Polyplectron napoleonis) is a medium-sized (up to 50 cm long) bird in the family Phasianidae endemic to the island of Palawan in the Philippines. It is known as tandikan in the some local Palawano ( peras in Southwest Palawano), Tagbanwa, and Batak languages of Palawan. [ 4]
The first version of the modern Peacock logo, introduced on May 12, 1986. The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) has used several corporate logos over the course of its history. The first logo was used in 1926 when the radio network began operations. Its most famous logo, the peacock, was first used in 1956 to highlight the network's color ...
Structural coloration. The brilliant iridescent colors of the peacock's tail feathers are created by structural coloration, as first noted by Isaac Newton and Robert Hooke. Structural coloration in animals, and a few plants, is the production of colour by microscopically structured surfaces fine enough to interfere with visible light instead of ...
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Peacock-pheasant. The peacock-pheasants are a bird genus, Polyplectron, of the family Phasianidae, consisting of eight species. They are colored inconspicuously, relying on heavily on crypsis to avoid detection. When threatened, peacock-pheasants will alter their shapes using specialised plumage that when expanded reveals numerous iridescent ...
A peacock spreading his tail, displaying his plumagePeahen. Peafowlis a common name for two bird species of the genus Pavoand one species of the closely related genus Afropavowithin the tribe Pavoniniof the family Phasianidae(the pheasants and their allies). Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are referred to as peahens.
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Aglais io, the European peacock, [3] [4] [5] or the peacock butterfly, is a colourful butterfly, found in Europe and temperate Asia as far east as Japan. It was formerly classified as the only member of the genus Inachis (the name is derived from Greek mythology, meaning Io , the daughter of Inachus [ citation needed ] ).