Indian Peafowl

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q61865
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Indian Peafowl

Summary

Indian Peafowl is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.22% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,897 views/month, #421 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Indian Peafowl's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Indian Peafowl is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Indian Peafowl's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Indian Peafowl is classified within Pavo[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Indian Peafowl is Pavo cristatus[7].
  • Indian Peafowl's Commons category is recorded as Pavo cristatus[8].
  • Indian Peafowl's color is recorded as blue[9].
  • Indian Peafowl's color is recorded as green[10].
  • Indian Peafowl's color is recorded as black[11].
  • Indian Peafowl's color is recorded as orange[12].
  • Indian Peafowl's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pavo cristatus[13].
  • Indian Peafowl's Commons gallery is recorded as Pavo cristatus[14].
  • Indian Peafowl's this taxon is source of is recorded as Pavo cristatus feces[15].
  • Indian Peafowl's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. cristatus'}[16].
  • Indian Peafowl is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indian Peafowl'}[17].
  • Indian Peafowl is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Pfau'}[18].
  • Indian Peafowl is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pavo real común'}[19].
  • Indian Peafowl is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Индийский павлин'}[20].
  • Indian Peafowl is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'インドクジャク'}[21].
  • Indian Peafowl is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Paon bleu'}[22].
  • Indian Peafowl is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Pavone indiano'}[23].
  • Indian Peafowl is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Blauwe Pauw'}[24].
  • Indian Peafowl is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Påfugl'}[25].
  • Indian Peafowl is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Indiapåfugl'}[26].
  • Indian Peafowl is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'riikinkukko'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Indian Peafowl is Pavo cristatus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Pavo[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[17], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Pfau'}[18], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pavo real común'}[19], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Индийский павлин'}[20], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'インドクジャク'}[21], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Paon bleu'}[22].

Identifiers

Indian Peafowl's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 1204[28]. Indian Peafowl's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9049[29]. Indian Peafowl's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9451184[30]. Indian Peafowl's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176113[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Indian Peafowl include Moron[32], a village in India[33], in India[34].

Why It Matters

Indian Peafowl ranks in the top 0.22% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,897 views/month, #421 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for it include Moron[32], a village in India[33], in India[34].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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