Common Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyPhasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
- GenusPavo
- SpeciesPavo cristatus (Common Peafowl)
The Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus), also known as the common peafowl, or blue peafowl, is a species of peafowl native to the Indian subcontinent. While it originated in the Indian subcontinent, it has since been introduced to many other parts of the world. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are referred to as peahens, although both sexes are often referred to colloquially as a "peacock". The Indian peafowl displays a marked form of sexual dimorphism. The brightly coloured male has a blue coloured head with a fan-shaped crest and is best known for his long train. The train is made up of elongated upper-tail covert feathers with colourful eyespots. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park
Crested Guan
Penelope purpurascens
Great Curassow
Crax rubra
Gray-headed Chachalaca
Ortalis cinereiceps
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
Black-breasted Wood Quail
Odontophorus leucolaemus
Black Guan
Chamaepetes unicolor
Black-eared Wood Quail
Odontophorus melanotis
Spot-bellied Bobwhite
Colinus leucopogon
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Common Peafowl at Arenal Volcano National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there