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Where to see the Indian Peafowl

Pavo cristatus · bird · Phasianidae

Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) is recorded in 1,078 protected areas and wildlife sites across 32 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Kanha National Park (India), Kevladev National Park (India) and Irvine Park (United States of America).

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Indian Peafowl
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Where is the best place to see the Indian Peafowl?

Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Indian Peafowl are Kanha National Park (India), Kevladev National Park (India) and Irvine Park (United States of America). Most sites are in India (396), United States of America (287) and Australia (109). It appears in 10 trip reports in our library.

Top 25 places for the Indian Peafowl

#PlaceCountryGBIF recordsYearsEvidence
1Kanha National ParkIndia18,2291946–2026Recorded on GBIF
2Kevladev National ParkIndia6,3661970–2026Recorded on GBIF
3Irvine ParkUnited States of America5,2751990–2026Recorded on GBIF
4Ranthambore National ParkIndia4,0431973–2026Recorded on GBIF
5Kinmen National ParkTaiwan3,7292009–2026Recorded on GBIF
6Anaimalai Tiger ReserveIndia3,0511989–2026Recorded on GBIF
7Satpura National ParkIndia3,0342011–2024Recorded on GBIF
8Corbett Tiger ReserveIndia2,8521978–2025Recorded on GBIF
9Western Ghats Eco-Sensitive Area in Goa (Proposed)India2,8411983–2026Recorded on GBIF
10Nagarhole National ParkIndia2,7811986–2026Recorded on GBIF
11Jim Corbett National ParkIndia2,7741978–2025Recorded on GBIF
12Greater Hesaraghatta Grassland Conservation ReserveIndia2,4162009–2024Recorded on GBIF
13Chitwan National ParkNepal2,2111926–2026Recorded on GBIF
14Manas Tiger ReserveIndia2,2051971–2024Recorded on GBIF
15Panna National ParkIndia2,1901998–2026Recorded on GBIF
16Sultanpur National ParkIndia2,1361981–2024Recorded on GBIF
17Sultanpur National Park ESZIndia2,1361981–2024Recorded on GBIF
18Bandhavgarh National ParkIndia2,1321992–2026Recorded on GBIF
19Bannerghatta National ParkIndia2,1161983–2024Recorded on GBIF
20Mudumalai National ParkIndia2,0421972–2026Recorded on GBIF
21Manas National ParkIndia2,0401971–2024Recorded on GBIF
22Okhla SanctuaryIndia1,8161992–2024Recorded on GBIF
23Pench National ParkIndia1,7772006–2026Recorded on GBIF
24Sariska Tiger ReserveIndia1,6591975–2026Recorded on GBIF
25Bandipur National ParkIndia1,5411973–2026Recorded on GBIF

1,053 more places in the interactive map.

By country

India: 396, United States of America: 287, Australia: 109, South Africa: 58, New Zealand: 55, Sri Lanka: 31, United Kingdom: 20, France: 18, Germany: 14, Portugal: 11, Canada: 8, Spain: 8, Thailand: 6, Italy: 6, Nepal: 5, Austria: 5, Czechia: 4, Dominican Rep.: 4, Belgium: 4, Brazil: 4, Pakistan: 3, Cuba: 3, Greece: 3, Croatia: 3, Taiwan: 2, Singapore: 2, Israel: 2, Namibia: 2, Netherlands: 2, Japan: 1, Bhutan: 1 and Bahamas: 1.

Seen on trips

The Indian Peafowl is recorded in these trip reports:

Tours that have recorded it

In our guides

Read the full species account in our Sri Lanka guide, India guide, Nepal guide, Bhutan guide.

Take it with you

Build a free printable field guide or e-book for any of these places, with photos and a checklist.

Make a field guide for Kanha National Park

Photo: (c) Parth Kansara, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC-BY.

GBIF downloads: India, United States of America, Taiwan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Japan, Portugal, Bhutan.

Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.