I believe that white peafowl (P. cristatus albus) are not albinos, but are simply white varieties. Look at the eye--it's pigmented. I think there is some pigment in the legs and feet as well.
Being merely a white variety means that they are more hardy, less sensitive to sunlight, than albinos would be.
I used to wonder why anyone would want a white peacock, considering how beautiful both the Indian Peacocks and the Java Green Peacocks are. But in formal gardens, the white variety fits in very well.
Glen D
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Eric Blood Axe · 9 February 2009
The white meat must be really white!
Jim Thomerson · 9 February 2009
Is albus a subspecies? That is what the name you used indicates.
Jason Wise · 9 February 2009
Is Albus Dumbledore a white bumblebee?
Kevin B · 10 February 2009
Are you sure it's not an Aylesbury Duck dressed up for the Inaugural Ball? ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aylesbury_duck )
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Stanton · 9 February 2009
Are you sure this is a genuine albino, and not a peacock that put too much bleach in its laundry?
Glen Davidson · 9 February 2009
Glen D
http://tinyurl.com/6mb592Eric Blood Axe · 9 February 2009
The white meat must be really white!
Jim Thomerson · 9 February 2009
Is albus a subspecies? That is what the name you used indicates.
Jason Wise · 9 February 2009
Is Albus Dumbledore a white bumblebee?
Kevin B · 10 February 2009
Are you sure it's not an Aylesbury Duck dressed up for the Inaugural Ball? ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aylesbury_duck )