bird · Galliformes · Phasianidae

Indian Peafowl

Pavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 — also called Common Peafowl, Pea Fowl. Occurrence records of the Indian Peafowl are shared on GBIF from around 7 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Lower Guinea-Fowl Trail (565 records), in 3 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernPhasianidae

7reserves with records

1 760records around them

3provinces

LCIUCN category

Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) — Photo: Jameela P. · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	565
DONKIN RESERVENature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	565
Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	565
Wellington ParkNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	31
Clara Anna Fontein Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	14
The Wilds Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	14
Lion & Safari ParkGame reserve	GP Gauteng	6

By province

Eastern Cape: 4 reserves
Gauteng: 2 reserves
Western Cape: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Scientific name: Pavo cristatus
GBIF taxon: 9451184
Wikidata: Q61865

More of the Phasianidae family

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Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.