Indian Peafowl
Pavo cristatusLinnaeus, C, 1758
English (US) Indian Peafowl
The Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) in the order Galliformes.
Range: forest and scrub of eastern Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka; introduced locally almost worldwideRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pavo cristatus
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Indian Peafowl
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
- Type locality
- 'India orientali, Zeylona' = India.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.156
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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