Bird name:

Common Peafowl

Pavo cristatusOrder: GALLIFORMES Family: Turkeys and Grouse (Phasianidae)

Codes: Common Name: CPEA Scientific Name: PAVCRI ITIS Taxonomic No.: 176113

Common Peafowl Male - The male Common Peafowl (commonly known as the Peacock) has a shimmering blue neck and breast. The face has a white stripe under the chin up to crown and the head sports a fan-shaped blue crest. The very long tail is bright blue

Indian Peafowl Female - The female Indian Peafowl (commonly known as the Peahen) is brown overall and lacks the long tail. The back of the neck is a shimmering green-blue. The face is white with a fan shaped brown crest.

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Common Peafowl

Common Peafowl: Peacock. Large pheasant with shimmering blue neck and breast. Face is white and head sports a fan-shaped blue crest. During courtship, long ornate tail is fanned out and held erect. Each tail feather has an eye. It forages and nests on the ground but roosts in the top of trees.

● Song: "whah-whah-whah-whah"

● Foraging & Feeding: Common Peafowl: Feeds on variety of foods, including grain, fruits, insects, and snakes. Forages on the ground; returns to the same watering hole each day at dusk before roosting in a tree for the night.

● Breeding & nesting: Common Peafowl: Five to seven light brown eggs are laid in a shallow depression in the ground, lined with leaves, and hidden in tall grass. Eggs are incubated for 28 days by the female.

● Similar species: Common Peafowl: None in range.

Flight Pattern

Direct flight with rapid wing beats.

Common Peafowl Male (Peacock) Body Illustration

● Range & Habitat: Common Peafowl: Native to southern India and Ceylon. Introduced and established in scattered localities in Hawaii (Hawaii, Oahu, Nihau, and Maui). In North America, common in zoos; small feral populations exist in southern California. Preferred habitats include lowlands and foothills.

^BreedingPromiscuous

^PopulationCommon in range

^MigrationNonmigratory

^Weight176 - 190 Ounces

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

Field Guide to Birds of North America

Common Peafowl

Common Peafowl

Flight Pattern