Pavo is a genus of two species in the pheasant family. The two species, along with the Congo peafowl, are known as peafowl.
Pavo Temporal range: Late Miocene to present | |
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Indian peacock (Pavo cristatus) displaying its tail | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Tribe: | Pavonini |
Genus: | Pavo Linnaeus, 1758 |
Type species | |
Pavo cristatus (Indian peafowl) Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Species | |
The genus Pavo was introduced in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. The genus name is the Latin word for a peacock. The type species is the Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus).
The genus contains two species.
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Indian peafowl | Pavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 | South Asia; introduced elsewhere | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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Green peafowl | Pavo muticus Linnaeus, 1766 | Southeast Asia | Size: Habitat: Diet: | EN
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In the Pliocene on the Balkan Peninsula, Bravard's peafowl coexisted with ptarmigans (Lagopus sp.) Peafowl were widespread on the Balkan Peninsula and in Southeastern Europe until the end of the Pliocene.
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