Pavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758
(Indian Peafowl)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPavo cristatus (Indian Peafowl)
FamilyPHASIANIDAE (game birds)
OrderGALLIFORMES (game birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Pavo cristatus (Indian Peafowl) :
1: Pavo cristatus (Indian Peafowl)
7 Apr 2015 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, in captivity
Image 1: Male - anterior viewImage 2: Male - foreparts - lateral view - close-upImage 3: Male - lateral viewImage 4: Male - lateral view (2)Image 5: Male - tail - latero-dorsal view - close-up
2: Pavo cristatus (Indian Peafowl)
7 Apr 2015 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Males and females, in captivity
Image 1: Female - anterior viewImage 2: Female - lateral viewImage 3: Female - lateral view (2)Image 4: Female - lateral view (3)Image 5: Male - lateral view

Pavo cristatus (Indian Peafowl) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pavo cristatus (Indian Peafowl)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pavo cristatus (Indian Peafowl)
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