Animals / Bird

Indian peafowl

Pavo cristatus · Phasianidae

The Indian peafowl, also known as the common peafowl, or blue peafowl, is a species of peafowl native to the Indian subcontinent. While it originated in the Indian subcontinent, it has since been introduced to many other parts of the world. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are referred to as peahens, although both sexes are often referred to colloquially as a "peacock".

Where the Indian peafowl lives

Recorded in India and Sri Lanka (Asia and North America).

Introduced, not native, in United States of America.

Most records fall in Florida, California, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and Karnataka.

See the Indian peafowl’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 667,194 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.