Green Peafowl

Pavo muticus - Paon spicifère

Paon spicifère
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Galliformes

  • Family
    :

    Phasianidés

  • Genus
    :

    Pavo

  • Species
    :

    muticus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 100 à 250 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 100 à 5000 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Paon spicifère
♂ adult
Paon spicifère
♀ adult

Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

  • Pavo muticus muticus (w Malaysia, Java)
  • Pavo muticus spicifer (ne India and Bangladesh to w Myanmar)
  • Pavo muticus imperator (e Myanmar to Thailand, Indochina and s China)

Foreign names

  • Paon spicifère,
  • Pavo real cuelliverde,
  • pavão-verde,
  • Ährenträgerpfau,
  • zöld páva,
  • Groene Pauw,
  • Pavone verde,
  • grön påfågel,
  • Smaragdpåfugl,
  • páv chochlatý,
  • páv zelený,
  • Grøn Påfugl,
  • viherriikinkukko,
  • paó verd,
  • paw złoty,
  • Зелёный павлин,
  • Merak hijau,
  • マクジャク,
  • 绿孔雀,
  • นกยูง,
  • 綠孔雀,

Voice song and cries

Paon spicifère
♂ adult

Habitat

Paon spicifère
♂ adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 24-10-2005
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