Spalding
(sometimes appears as Spaulding)
The term Spalding is used to describe peacocks that have Green Peafowl somewhere in their lineage. The term "Spalding" refers to the woman who originally hybridized Cristatus and Muticus species, Madam Spalding. Though you may see folks writing it "spaulding", there is no "u" in it. Technically because it is a proper noun (a name), it should always be capitalized.
Spalding peafowl are often described as being "high percentage Spalding" or "low percentage Spalding," which refers to the percentage of Green blood either known to be in the peafowl's lineage or that is assumed, through visual clues, to be in the peafowl's lineage. A higher percentage indicates that a peafowl has (or appears to have) more Green blood.
Unless the lineage has been tracked, however, phenotype cannot be used to determine an exact blood percentage beyond a general "high" or "low." For example, "Emerald" used to be a term used to describe Spaldings with 75%+ green blood, but was removed from use after folks began describing any high-green phenotype as "Emerald" without actually tracking the blood percentage.
Please note that unless the percentage of Green blood for any given bird is known with certainty, it is not indicated on the pictures included here.
Spalding peafowl are often described as being "high percentage Spalding" or "low percentage Spalding," which refers to the percentage of Green blood either known to be in the peafowl's lineage or that is assumed, through visual clues, to be in the peafowl's lineage. A higher percentage indicates that a peafowl has (or appears to have) more Green blood.
Unless the lineage has been tracked, however, phenotype cannot be used to determine an exact blood percentage beyond a general "high" or "low." For example, "Emerald" used to be a term used to describe Spaldings with 75%+ green blood, but was removed from use after folks began describing any high-green phenotype as "Emerald" without actually tracking the blood percentage.
Please note that unless the percentage of Green blood for any given bird is known with certainty, it is not indicated on the pictures included here.
Please see:
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Spalding Opal
Spalding Charcoal Spalding Sonja's Violeta Spalding Montana Red Buff Spalding - Black Shoulder with high-red phenotype |
*Please note that Spalding pages are separated by color only, and have pattern and leucistic morphs included in a single page.