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Common Peafowl

Pavo cristatusOrder: GALLIFORMES Family: Turkeys and Grouse (Phasianidae)
Codes: Common Name: CPEA Scientific Name: PAVCRI ITIS Taxonomic No.: 176113
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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
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Overview

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.

Range and 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.

Topo Map: Perching-like Body


Listen to Call

Voice Text

"whah-whah-whah-whah"

Interesting Facts

 The peacock, not the peahen, is the national bird of India.

 The long tail feathers on the male are called a train. The trains develop in their third year and are fully molted annually.

 There are feral populations throughout southern Florida. Many are zoo escapees, others are domestic birds kept on personal property that have wandered off.

 A group of peacocks has many collective nouns, including a "bawl", "muster", "pride", "ostentation", and "pulchritrude" of peacocks.


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Author

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Range Map for Common Peafowl

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Family Pheasants, Quails and Partridges (Odontophoridae)_blue
Species Pavo cristatus
Length84 Inches
Wingspan58.3 Inches

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
Perching-like BodyX
BreastX
The upper front part of a bird.
CrestX
Tufts of feathers on the head of the bird.
FaceX
The front part of the head consisting of the bill, eyes, cheeks and chin.
4 and 6 letter alpha codesX

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.

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ITIS CodesX

The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) was established in the mid-1990�s as a cooperative project among several federal agencies to improve and expand upon taxonomic data (known as the NODC Taxonomic Code) maintained by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

To find the ITIS page for a bird species go to the ITIS web site advanced search and report page at http://www.itis.gov/advanced_search.html. You can enter the TSN or the common name of the bird. It will return the ITIS page for that bird. Another way to obtain the ITIS page is to use the Google search engine. Enter the string ITIS followed by the taxonomic ID, for example "ITIS 178041" will return the page for the Allen's Hummingbird.

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Parts of a Standing birdX
Head Feathers and MarkingsX
Parts of a Flying birdX