Talk:Green Peafowl

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Sorry, but the first statement is a POV. Who is to say what the most beatiful kind is?--Zhang Lmao 08:48, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Quote from WWF website [[1]] : "a male Green Peafowl in its full plumage is surely among the most beautiful and spectacular birds in the world". Also in several books about pheasants and breeders. What is POV ? --Stavenn 12:04, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Point of view. Frankyboy5 23:42, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] BREAKING NEWS: 5 Species of Green Peacock and 11 supspecies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From article: "Some taxonomists believe that the endangered Green Peafowl is actually a complex of five distinct species although they are currently treated as one species with three subspecies ^{[citation needed]} ."

UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Breaking News!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This can now be confirmed!!!!!!!!!!!!! One source tells of many morphotypes and species[2]!!!!!!!. Unfortunately many photos cannot show up. But I found a photo of what looks like a golden colored green peacock[3]!!!!!!!!!!!! They claim there is a unique form of blue peacock [4]. Strangely colored forms can be seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We now have proof of more than one species of Green Peafowl!!!!!!!!!!!!! Frankyboy5 23:43, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

This is not a reliable source, thus can't be added to the article because it is WP:OR. Once the new (sub)species is reported in mainstream media and/or peer-reviewed scientfic articles, then it can be added. Leuko 23:51, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

What I am trying to say is that people reliable or not, are believing that new species of peafowl exist and that these birds look much different [5]. Frankyboy5 00:59, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Ok, but this is an encyclopedia, so all sources must be reliable to maintain the integrity of the project. While it is interesting that some people on an internet group think they have a picture that looks different and they have found a new species, until such time when their claims are verified by a reliable source it can not be added to an encyclopedia, since it is original research. Leuko 01:08, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

The webmaster is going to nake a more professional site soon[6]. Frankyboy5 23:21, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Bigger news!!!!! Another site(possibly by same people) agrees [7]!!!!!!!!!!!

Again, a link to a web photo gallery is not a reliable source to prove these species exist. Leuko 03:39, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Those birds look very much different. Some are duller. They even compared them with each other and pointed out to many key differences. Then there's the weird golden one. The reason for no other sources but these two is that they don't want publish their findings quite yet. They say they will change things in the next few months. They even stated a more professional site happening soon. Frankyboy5 04:03, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

They also said:

"Delacour thought it might be identical with Javanese birds but admitted how few skins he had for hard science data." [8]

This might mean that Jean Théodore Delacour also believed there is more than one species. Frankyboy5 01:27, 22 October 2006 (UTC)