Green Peafowl
Pavo muticusLinnaeus, C, 1766
English (US) Green Peafowl
The Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) in the order Galliformes.
- Scientific name
- Pavo muticus
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Green Peafowl
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1766
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Pavo muticus spicifer
- Pavo muticus imperator
- Pavo muticus muticus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1766
- Type locality
- Japan, error = Java.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.268
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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