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Pavo cristatus

Linnaeus, 1758

Indian Peafowl

G5Secure Found in 27 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.100180
Element CodeABNLC08010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassAves
OrderGalliformes
FamilyPhasianidae
GenusPavo
Other Common Names
Common Peafowl (EN)
Concept Reference
American Ornithologists' Union (AOU). 1998. Check-list of North American birds. Seventh edition. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C. [as modified by subsequent supplements and corrections published in The Auk]. Also available online: http://www.aou.org/.
Taxonomic Comments
Formerly known as Common Peafowl, but name modified to conform to general worldwide usage (AOU 2012).
Conservation Status
Review Date1996-11-25
Change Date1996-11-25
Range Extent Comments
Native to India and southeastern Asia. Introduced and established in scattered localities in Hawaii (Hawaii, Oahu, Niihau, and Maui) and in North America (small semi-domesticated populations) (AOU 1983, Pratt et al. 1987).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Open forest, forest edge, second growth, scrub, open areas with scattered trees, cultivated lands (AOU 1983). Hawaii: very "shy" in wild, usually in dense forest (Pratt et al. 1987).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest - HardwoodWoodland - HardwoodShrubland/chaparralOld fieldCropland/hedgerow
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaSNANo
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
HawaiiSNANo
Roadless Areas (27)
California (14)
AreaForestAcres
Bear MountainLos Padres National Forest913
Black ButteLos Padres National Forest5,116
Cactus Springs BSan Bernardino National Forest3,106
Dry LakesLos Padres National Forest17,043
LaddCleveland National Forest5,300
Magic MountainAngeles National Forest15,542
MatilijaLos Padres National Forest5,218
Mt. Shasta BShasta-Trinity National Forest2,809
Raywood Flat BSan Bernardino National Forest11,373
San Gabriel AddAngeles National Forest2,527
San SevaineSan Bernardino National Forest6,866
Sespe - FrazierLos Padres National Forest106,910
Slate Mtn.Sequoia National Forest12,299
White LedgeLos Padres National Forest18,632
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
North AbsarokaCuster National Forest21,063
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Santa RosaHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest54,555
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
Utah (7)
AreaForestAcres
0401002Ashley National Forest36,113
0401024Ashley National Forest12,882
418024Uinta National Forest51,699
Lone Peak ContiguousWasatch-Cache National Forest874
Signal PeakFishlake National Forest30,889
South FrancisWasatch-Cache National Forest3,374
WellsvilleWasatch-Cache National Forest1,717
Washington (3)
AreaForestAcres
Madison CreekOlympic National Forest1,223
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
Slide RidgeWenatchee National Forest11,430
References (7)
  1. American Ornithologists' Union (AOU). 1983. Check-list of North American Birds, 6th edition. Allen Press, Inc., Lawrence, Kansas. 877 pp.
  2. American Ornithologists' Union (AOU). 1998. Check-list of North American birds. Seventh edition. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C. [as modified by subsequent supplements and corrections published in <i>The Auk</i>]. Also available online: http://www.aou.org/.
  3. American Ornithologists' Union (AOU). Chesser, R.T., R.C. Banks, F.K. Barker, C. Cicero, J.L. Dunn, A.W. Kratter, I.J. Lovette, P.C. Rasmussen, J.V. Remsen, Jr., J.D. Rising, D.F. Stotz, and K. Winker. 2012. Fifty-third supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds. The Auk 129(3):573-588.
  4. BirdLife International. 2004b. Threatened birds of the world 2004. CD ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.
  5. Poole, A. F. and F. B. Gill. 1992. The birds of North America. The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C. and The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
  6. Pratt, H. D., P. L. Bruner, and D. G. Berrett. 1987. A Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey. 409 pp. + 45 plates.
  7. Raffaele, H., J. Wiley, O. Garrido, A. Keith, and J. Raffaele. 1998. A guide to the birds of the West Indies. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. 511 pp.