PĂUNI-prezentare

Păunii fac parte din familia Phasianidae și sunt reprezentați de 3 specii:

1. PAVO CRISTATUS (păunul Albastru Indian)

2. PAVO MUTICUS (păunul Verde) cu 3 subspecii:
.........Pavo muticus muticus (Java, Indonezia)
.........Pavo muticus imperator (Indo-China)
.........Pavo muticus spicifer (Burma)

3. AFROPAVO CONGENSIS (păunul de Congo)

SPALDING-ul este un hibrid obținut din încrucișarea păunului albastru Indian (Pavo cristatus) cu păunul verde (Pavo Muticus), oricare din subspeciile acestuia. Numele a fost dat după prima persoană care a facut încrucișarea între cele două specii și anume Mrs. Keith Spalding.

Doar Pavo cristatus, Pavo muticus și hibrizii acestora prezintă interes pentru crescători și amatori, afropavo congensis este o specie protejată care poate fi vazută doar în sălbăticie și prin gradinile zoologice.

Păunul Albastru Indian este primul care a fost prezent în preajma omului fiind decor prin grădinile castelelor sau chiar pe masa celor bogați fiind etalat cu tot cu pene. Acum acesta este mult mai accesibil pentru că frumusețea, adaptabilitatea sa la conditii climatice foarte variate (rezistent la frig) și atașamentul față de locul în care a fost crescut, a atras atenția multor crescători pasionați de păsări care l-au crescut pe scara largă.
Tot de-a lungul timpului au apărut și mutații de culoare sau desen al păunului albastru Indian, care au fost selectate și crescute mai departe, mai ales de către crescătorii din Statele Unite ale Americii care le-au dat și nume (de aceea voi folosi și eu întâi denumirile și termenii oficiali, apoi voi încerca o traducere a acestora).
La păunul verde nu s-au produs mutații însă prin intermediul incrucișărilor cu albastru indian s-au transferat și culorile la hibrizii acestora obținându-se păuni Spalding care au aceeași gamă de culori ca și păunii Albastru indian.

Lista varietăților aprobate de UPA (United Peafowl Association):
1 Green, Muticus-Muticus (Javanese)
2 Green, Muticus-Imperator (Indo-Chinese)
3 Green, Muticus- Spicifer (Burmese)
4 India Blue
5 India Blue Pied
6 India Blue White-Eyed
7 India Blue Pied White-Eyed
8 India Blue Silver Pied
9 Black Shoulder
10 Black Shoulder Pied
11 Black Shoulder White-Eyed
12 Black Shoulder Pied White-Eyed
13 Black Shoulder Silver Pied
14 White
15 Cameo
16 Cameo Pied
17 Cameo White-Eyed
18 Cameo Pied White-Eyed
19 Cameo Silver Pied
20 Cameo Black Shoulder
21 Cameo Black Shoulder Pied
22 Cameo Black Shoulder White-Eyed
23 Cameo Black Shoulder Pied White-Eyed
24 Cameo Black Shoulder Silver Pied
25 Charcoal (All varieties under consideration)
26 Charcoal Pied
27 Charcoal White-Eyed
28 Charcoal Pied White-Eyed
29 Charcoal Silver Pied
30 Charcoal Black Shoulder
31 Charcoal Black Shoulder Pied
32 Charcoal Black Shoulder White-Eyed
33 Charcoal Black Shoulder Pied White-Eyed
34 Charcoal Black Shoulder Silver Pied
35 Purple
36 Purple Pied
37 Purple White-Eyed
38 Purple Pied White-Eyed
39 Purple Silver Pied
40 Purple Black Shoulder
41 Purple Black Shoulder Pied
42 Purple Black Shoulder White-Eyed
43 Purple Black Shoulder Pied White-Eyed
44 Purple Black Shoulder Silver Pied
45 Buford Bronze
46 Buford Bronze Pied
47 Buford Bronze White-Eyed
48 Buford Bronze Pied White-Eyed
49 Buford Bronze Silver Pied
50 Buford Bronze Black Shoulder
51 Buford Bronze Black Shoulder Pied
52 Buford Bronze Black Shoulder White-Eyed
53 Buford Bronze Black Shoulder Pied White-Eyed
54 Buford Bronze Black Shoulder Silver Pied
55 Peach
56 Peach Pied
57 Peach White-Eyed
58 Peach Pied White-Eyed
59 Peach Silver Pied
60 Peach Black Shoulder
61 Peach Black Shoulder Pied
62 Peach Black Shoulder White-Eyed
63 Peach Black Shoulder Pied White-Eyed
64 Peach Black Shoulder Silver Pied
65 Opal
66 Opal Pied
67 Opal White-Eyed
68 Opal Pied White-Eyed
69 Opal Silver Pied
70 Opal Black Shoulder
71 Opal Black Shoulder Pied
72 Opal Black Shoulder White-Eyed
73 Opal Black Shoulder Pied White-Eyed
74 Opal Black Shoulder Silver Pied
75 Midnight
76 Midnight Pied
77 Midnight White-Eyed
78 Midnight Pied White-Eyed
79 Midnight Silver Pied
80 Midnight Black Shoulder
81 Midnight Black Shoulder Pied
82 Midnight Black Shoulder White-Eyed
83 Midnight Black Shoulder Pied White-Eyed
84 Midnight Black Shoulder Silver Pied
85 Jade
86 Jade Pied
87 Jade White-Eyed
88 Jade Pied White-Eyed
89 Jade Silver Pied
90 Jade Black Shoulder
91 Jade Black Shoulder Pied
92 Jade Black Shoulder White-Eyed
93 Jade Black Shoulder Pied White-Eyed
94 Jade Black Shoulder Silver Pied
95 Taupe
96 Taupe Pied
97 Taupe White-Eyed
98 Taupe Pied White-Eyed
99 Taupe Silver Pied
100 Taupe Black Shoulder
101 Taupe Black Shoulder Pied
102 Taupe Black Shoulder White-Eyed
103 Taupe Black Shoulder Pied White-Eyed
104 Taupe Black Shoulder Silver Pied
105 Sonja’s Violete
106 Sonja’s Violete Pied
107 Sonja’s Violete White-Eyed
108 Sonja’s Violete Pied White-Eyed
109 Sonja’s Violete Silver Pied
110 Sonja’s Violete Black Shoulder
111 Sonja’s Violete Black Shoulder Pied
112 Sonja’s Violete Black Shoulder White-Eyed
113 Sonja’s Violete Black Shoulder Pied White-Eyed
114 Sonja’s Violete Black Shoulder Silver Pied
115 Spalding
116 Spalding Pied
117 Spalding White-Eyed
118 Spalding Pied White-Eyed
119 Spalding Silver Pied
120 Spalding Black Shoulder
121 Spalding Black Shoulder Pied
122 Spalding Black Shoulder White-Eyed
123 Spalding Black Shoulder Pied White-Eyed
124 Spalding Black Shoulder Silver Pied
125 Spalding White
126 Spalding Cameo
127 Spalding Cameo Pied
128 Spalding Cameo White-Eyed
129 Spalding Cameo Pied White-Eyed
130 Spalding Cameo Silver Pied
131 Spalding Cameo Black Shoulder
132 Spalding Cameo Black Shoulder Pied
133 Spalding Cameo Black Shoulder White-Eyed
134 Spalding Cameo Black Shoulder Pied White-Eyed
135 Spalding Cameo Black Shoulder Silver Pied
136 Spalding Charcoal (All varieties under consideration)
137 Spalding Charcoal Pied
138 Spalding Charcoal White-Eyed
139 Spalding Charcoal Pied White-Eyed
140 Spalding Charcoal Silver Pied
141 Spalding Charcoal Black Shoulder
142 Spalding Charcoal Black Shoulder Pied
143 Spalding Charcoal Black Shoulder White-Eyed
144 Spalding Charcoal Black Shoulder Pied White-Eyed
145 Spalding Charcoal Black Shoulder Silver Pied
146 Spalding Purple
147 Spalding Purple Pied
148 Spalding Purple White-Eyed
149 Spalding Purple Pied White-Eyed
150 Spalding Purple Silver Pied
151 Spalding Purple Black Shoulder
152 Spalding Purple Black Shoulder Pied
153 Spalding Purple Black Shoulder White-Eyed
154 Spalding Purple Black Shoulder Pied White-Eyed
155 Spalding Purple Black Shoulder Silver Pied
156 Spalding Buford Bronze
157 Spalding Buford Bronze Pied
158 Spalding Buford Bronze White-Eyed
159 Spalding Buford Bronze Pied White-Eyed
160 Spalding Buford Bronze Silver Pied
161 Spalding Buford Bronze Black Shoulder
162 Spalding Buford Bronze Black Shoulder Pied
163 Spalding Buford Bronze Black Shoulder White-Eyed
164 Spalding Buford Bronze Black Shoulder Pied White-Eyed
165 Spalding Buford Bronze Black Shoulder Silver Pied
166 Spalding Peach
167 Spalding Peach Pied
168 Spalding Peach White-Eyed
169 Spalding Peach Pied White-Eyed
170 Spalding Peach Silver Pied
171 Spalding Peach Black Shoulder
172 Spalding Peach Black Shoulder Pied
173 Spalding Peach Black Shoulder White-Eyed
174 Spalding Peach Black Shoulder Pied White-Eyed
175 Spalding Peach Black Shoulder Silver Pied
176 Spalding Opal
177 Spalding Opal Pied
178 Spalding Opal White-Eyed
179 Spalding Opal Pied White-Eyed
180 Spalding Opal Silver Pied
181 Spalding Opal Black Shoulder
182 Spalding Opal Black Shoulder Pied
183 Spalding Opal Black Shoulder White-Eyed
184 Spalding Opal Black Shoulder Pied White-Eyed
185 Spalding Opal Black Shoulder Silver Pied
186 Spalding Midnight
187 Spalding Midnight Pied
188 Spalding Midnight White-Eyed
189 Spalding Midnight Pied White-Eyed
190 Spalding Midnight Silver Pied
191 Spalding Midnight Black Shoulder
192 Spalding Midnight Black Shoulder Pied
193 Spalding Midnight Black Shoulder White-Eyed
194 Spalding Midnight Black Shoulder Pied White-Eyed
195 Spalding Midnight Black Shoulder Silver Pied
196 Spalding Jade
197 Spalding Jade Pied
198 Spalding Jade White-Eyed
199 Spalding Jade Pied White-Eyed
200 Spalding Jade Silver Pied
201 Spalding Jade Black Shoulder
202 Spalding Jade Black Shoulder Pied
203 Spalding Jade Black Shoulder White-Eyed
204 Spalding Jade Black Shoulder Pied White-Eyed
205 Spalding Jade Black Shoulder Silver Pied
206 Spalding Taupe
207 Spalding Taupe Pied
208 Spalding Taupe White-Eyed
209 Spalding Taupe Pied White-Eyed
210 Spalding Taupe Silver Pied
211 Spalding Taupe Black Shoulder
212 Spalding Taupe Black Shoulder Pied
213 Spalding Taupe Black Shoulder White-Eyed
214 Spalding Taupe Black Shoulder Pied White-Eyed
215 Spalding Taupe Black Shoulder Silver Pied
216 Spalding Sonja’s Violete
217 Spalding Sonja’s Violete Pied
218 Spalding Sonja’s Violete White-Eyed
219 Spalding Sonja’s Violete Pied White-Eyed
220 Spalding Sonja’s Violete Silver Pied
221 Spalding Sonja’s Violete Black Shoulder
222 Spalding Sonja’s Violete Black Shoulder Pied
223 Spalding Sonja’s Violete Black Shoulder White-Eyed
224 Spalding Sonja’s Violete Black Shoulder Pied White-Eyed
225 Spalding Sonja’s Violete Black Shoulder Silver Pied