Species Pavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758

CAVS: 0903

Indian Peafowl, Peafowl

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Populations liberated in many states, these remain small and localised.

Introduced.


Distribution References

Common Name References

Anonymous 1969. An Index of Australian Bird Names. Division of WIldlife Research Technical Paper. Canberra : CSIRO Vol. No. 20 pp. 93. [16] (Indian Peafowl)

Christidis, L. & Boles, W.E. 1994. The Taxonomy and Species of Birds of Australia and its Territories. Monograph 2. Melbourne : Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union iv 112 pp. (Indian Peafowl)

Christidis, L. & Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 288 pp. [14] (Indian Peafowl)

Simpson, K. & Day, N. 1993. Field Guide the the Birds of Australia. Ringwood, Victoria, Australia : Penguin Books Australia Ltd Edn 4, pp. 392. [80] (Peafowl)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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29-Mar-2010 MODIFIED