The Indian peafowl or blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus), a
large and brightly coloured bird, is a species of peafowl native to
South Asia, but introduced in many other parts of the world like the
United States, Mexico, Honduras, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, Brazil,
Uruguay, Argentina, South Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Irian
Jaya, Papua New Guinea and Australia. The species was first named and
described by Linnaeus in 1758, and the name Pavo cristatus is still in
use now.
