#0775 · 🐦 birds

Indian Peafowl

🇳🇱 Blauwe Pauw ·Pavo cristatus

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands (introduced)

8 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Cloudtail the Snow Leopard · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
2. © Sarah Stierch · CC BY 4.0
3. © Charles (Chuck) Peterson · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
4. © Shino jacob koottanad · CC BY-SA 4.0
5. © juliamarkey · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Carlos Sanchez · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Becky Matsubara · CC BY 4.0
8. © Stefano · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Indian peafowl or blue peafowl ( Pavo cristatus ), a large and brightly coloured bird, is a species of peafowl native to South Asia, but introduced in many other parts of the world.

base stats

NL sightings 36iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 57,892iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).