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Indian Peafowl

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Indian Peafowl

The Indian peafowl, commonly known simply as the peacock for the male, is a large, ground-dwelling bird native to the Indian subcontinent, famous for the male's spectacular train of iridescent blue-green tail covert feathers, marked with eyespot patterns, which he fans out and shakes in an elaborate courtship display. Females, called peahens, are far less showy, with mottled brown and grey-green plumage that provides camouflage while nesting. Peafowl are omnivorous, feeding on seeds, insects, small reptiles and plant matter, and they roost in trees at night for safety from ground predators despite spending most of the day foraging on the ground. Long domesticated and kept ornamentally around the world, the Indian peafowl is also the national bird of India, where wild populations remain widespread and are protected.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Domesticated 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
A blue-headed male with a fan-shaped crest and an immense train of iridescent blue-green tail-covert feathers marked with eyespots, fanned open in display. 1
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Scientific Name
Pavo cristatus 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Galliformes, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

In Biome

Chaparral, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Pavo cristatus

In Ecosystem

Thar Desert, Ecosystems
Source Wikidata: Indian Peafowl
Additional Source Thar Desert (Wikipedia)Article text
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Australia

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Austria

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Belgium

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Colombia

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Cyprus

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Czechia

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Ecuador

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France

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Israel

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Italy

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Japan

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Marshall Islands

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Netherlands

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Saint Lucia

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South Asia

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Ukraine

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Sources
1. Indian Peafowl (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Quote, Introduction
The brightly coloured male has a blue coloured head with a fan-shaped crest and is best known for his long train. The train is made up of elongated upper-tail covert feathers with colourful eyespots.
2. GBIF Species API
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3. Wikidata: Indian Peafowl
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q61865, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Wikidata Q61865 (P225 taxon name)
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Pavo cristatus
NatureServe Explorer
  • Global rank (roundedGRank)
    "roundedGRank": "G5"
  • In Biome: Chaparral, Species characteristics: Shrubland/chaparral
    "terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Shrubland/chaparral"
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5. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Pavo cristatus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITES
Quote, Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
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6. Wikipedia: Indian Peafowl
WikipediaInfobox: status
Quote, Infobox: status
LC
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Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: GalliformesView the Source
Thar Desert (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIn Ecosystem: Thar Desert, Article text
Quote, In Ecosystem: Thar Desert, Article text
The Indian peafowl is a resident breeder in the Thar region, and has adapted to the desert ecosystem.
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