Photo:PraveenpCC BY-SA 4.0
Upland birds
Indian peafowl
Pavo cristatus
- Group
- Upland birds
- Size class
- Small (under 10 kg)
- Family
- Phasianidae
Range
- Asia
- Oceania
- North America
Habitat
- Forest
- Farmland
Range
Countries it is found in
14 countries
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Bhutan
- India
- Japan
- Nepal
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Pakistan
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- United Arab Emirates
- United States
Range from:Wikipedia country bird lists, GBIF occurrence records — read 2026-08-05
Field data
Tracks
A photograph of real sign left by Indian peafowl. Prints vary with gait, ground and how long they have been there — treat this as one example, not a template.
Track photo:Teja YantrapalliCC BY
Cross-reference
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Its closest relatives in the compendium, nearest kinship first.
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Same subfamily (Phasianinae)
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Same subfamily (Phasianinae)
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Kalij pheasant
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Same subfamily (Phasianinae)
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Green pheasant
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Same subfamily (Phasianinae)
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Chukar partridge
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Same family (Phasianidae)
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Himalayan snowcock
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Same family (Phasianidae)