Indian Peafowl - Pavo cristatus

The Indian Peafowl is native to Indian and Sri Lanka but has been introduced to many other countries in the world. What we call Peacock in the U.S. is the Indian Peafowl. The male is commonly known as a Peacock and has the long tail feathers with the eyes. Peafowl eat ticks, termites, ants, locusts, rodents, plants, flower petals, seed heads, scorpions, etc.

Juvenile

07/21/2013 - Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Spring, CO 07/21/2013 - Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Spring, CO

Breeding ( )

Male 12/12/2015 - Honolulu Zoo, Honolulu, HI Male 12/12/2015 - Honolulu Zoo, Honolulu, HI

Adult

Male 03/25/2012 - San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA Male 03/25/2012 - San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA	Male 03/26/2012 - San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA Male 03/26/2012 - San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA	Male 05/21/2015 - San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA Male 05/21/2015 - San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA
Male 12/03/2010 - Smith Gardens, Kauai, HI Male 12/03/2010 - Smith Gardens, Kauai, HI	Male 11/14/2012 - Tracy Aviary, Salt Lake City, Utah Male 11/14/2012 - Tracy Aviary, Salt Lake City, Utah	female 01/17/2013 - San Francisco Zoo, CA female 01/17/2013 - San Francisco Zoo, CA
Male escapee 04/22/2015 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas Male escapee 04/22/2015 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas	Male 03/03/2009 - Audubon State Historic Park, LA Male 03/03/2009 - Audubon State Historic Park, LA	Male 03/03/2009 - Audubon State Historic Park, LA Male 03/03/2009 - Audubon State Historic Park, LA
Male 03/03/2009 - Audubon State Historic Park, LA Male 03/03/2009 - Audubon State Historic Park, LA	Female 12/03/2010 - Smith Gardens, Kauai, HI Female 12/03/2010 - Smith Gardens, Kauai, HI	Female 12/03/2010 - Smith Gardens, Kauai, HI Female 12/03/2010 - Smith Gardens, Kauai, HI

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