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| Photographed at Leichhardt Dam, near Mount Isa, Queensland October 2015 |
(see 263) INDIAN PEAFOWL Pavo cristatus
Nepal (1), Australia (569)
Also known as Blue Peafowl and Common Peafowl; commonly the male is called Peacock and hen called Peahen. Range: it is native to south-east Asia but there are now small feral populations in many countries around the world where it has been introduced; in Australia small populations around settlements. It is the National bird of India. Found mainly on the ground in open forests or on cultivated ground. Male 2-2.3 m, including train; female c. 1 m.
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