Species profile—Pavo cristatus (Indian peafowl)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Phasianidae (Quails and Pheasants) → Pavo cristatus (Indian peafowl)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Aves (birds)
- Family
- Phasianidae (Quails and Pheasants)
- Scientific name
- Pavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758
- Common name
- Indian peafowl
- WildNet taxon ID
- 1690
- Alternate name(s)
- Peacock
Peafowl - Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Introduced
- Pest status
- Feral Animal
- Species environment
- Terrestrial
Other resources
Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) Atlas of Living AustraliaData source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1690
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.