Common Peafowl
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Common Peafowl

Pavo cristatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Great Otway National Park
1 Verified records at Great Otway National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 Great Otway National Park

Stubble Quail
LC Endemic

Stubble Quail

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Coturnix pectoralis

<5% · Rare
Brown Quail
LC

Brown Quail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Synoicus ypsilophorus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Common Peafowl at Great Otway National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
80–90%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
80–90%
3 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
80–90%
4 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
5 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
70–80%
6 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
7 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
8 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
60–70%
9 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
10 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
11 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
12 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
50–60%
13 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
14 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
15 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
16 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
17 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
18 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
5–10%
19 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
20 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
<5%
21 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
22 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
23 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
24 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
25 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
26 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
27 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
28 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
29 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
30 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
31 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
Insufficient data
32 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
33 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
34 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
35 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
36 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
37 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
38 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
39 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
40 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
41 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
42 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
43 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
44 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
45 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
46 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
47 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
48 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
49 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
50 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
51 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
52 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
53 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
Insufficient data
54 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
55 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
56 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
57 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
58 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
59 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
60 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
61 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
62 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
63 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
64 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
65 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
66 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
67 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
68 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
69 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
70 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
71 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
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