---
title: "Blauwe pauw"
description: "Pavo cristatus — Vogels. The Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus), also known as the common peafowl, or blue peafowl, is a species of peafowl native to the Indian subcontinent."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/indian-peafowl
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blauwe pauw

> Pavo cristatus — Vogels. The Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus), also known as the common peafowl, or blue peafowl, is a species of peafowl native to the Indian subcontinent.

- Scientific name: *Pavo cristatus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `urban` (Steden en tuinen), `zoo` (Dierentuin en huisdieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 56471
- Wikidata: [Q61865](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61865)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1204](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1204)

## Names

- en: Indian Peafowl
- de: Blauer Pfau
- es: Pavorreal
- fr: Paon bleu
- nl: Blauwe pauw
- pt: Pavão-indiano
- pl: Paw indyjski

## Countries with the most observations

US (12836), IN (10394), LK (2130), CA (1484), AU (1338), ES (644), GB (596), ZA (491), NZ (404), NP (356), PT (301), GR (253)

## Summary

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…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_peafowl

## Photo

![Blauwe pauw](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/indian-peafowl/medium.jpg)

Photo: Krista Maxwell · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51322771

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/indian-peafowl?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).