Germain's Peacock Pheasant
The hen's well defined diamond shaped ocelli clearly distinguish this breed from the numerous subspecies of Grey, convincing M. Germain that this was a seperate species. Confined to the very hot and humid forests of Vietnam, males are darker and lack the crest, the ocelli are more numerous, and the facial skin is red.
Polyplectron germaini
Tying with Germain's Peacock Pheasant
Not quite as well known as the Grey but nonetheless beautiful. The whites are whiter and the greys are darker, almost charcoal in color.
The eyed feathers on the males are not only a different color than those on a Grey, but the feather stem is more visable, dividing the eye in half. The dark field contrasts well with the blue-green ocelli.
Unique to this species is the distinct metalic purple diamand eyes on the hen feathers. This is the only species of peacock pheasant where the hen has these eyed feathers.
- feather assortments
- full skins-males
- females
- fly patterns
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Eyed body feathers
Germain's are smaller in size than Greys. As I mentioned above, and is clearly visable in both pictures here, the stem on the eyed feathers is quite pronounced.
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Tail Coverts
These tail coverts are smaller, darker, and narrower than those on a Grey. Chec out the picture on the right. The top pair is from a Grey and the bottom pair is Germain's.
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Tail Feathers
Surprisingly, sometimes it can be hard to distinguish Germain's tail feathers from Grey's. Even though they are a bit darker, the colors are close.
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Full Skin
Other than a few tail feathers missing, which I was able to replace with some spare parts I had set aside, this is a nice skin. The color is fresh, not bleeched out, and the feather quality is good.
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Full Skin
I have a few hens in the freezer and will be getting to them soon. Contact me if you're interested in one.
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I'm looking for pictures of flies and the recipies you used to tie them. Please give me a call or email me for more information.
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