For those intrested in keeping the subspecies pure and would like to identify birds in their collections, Pheasants of the World by Jean Delacour has the best descriptions of the races that I have found. She lacks the brilliant sheen and gloss of the male, but does have the scaling of the feathers. Her tail is also fairly long. Some hens may develop spurs. Third year, however, second year hens may lay fertile eggs if kept with an older male.
Males can sometimes be aggressive towards their keepers.
Will hybridize with the blue, producing what many breeders call the Spaulding . It seems that there are far more Spauldings in America than pure Greens. If one is wanting to breed pure Green peafowl, be sure to purchase from a reputable breeder with knowledge of the descriptions of the birds.