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Birds · Galliformes · Phasianidae
Green Peafowl
Pavo muticus
It faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future. See full glossary
The green peafowl is the East Asian relative of the common Indian peafowl, larger, more slender and a uniform metallic green rather than the Indian bird's blue. Its ornamental train can exceed two metres. It once occupied the whole of South-East Asia, from north-eastern India to Java, and today survives in populations heavily fragmented by hunting, egg collecting and the loss of the open dry forest on which it depends.
Weight
3 kg – 5 kg
Size
1 m – 3 m
Lifespan
20 years
Diet
Omnivore
Combines animal and plant food depending on availability.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Sighting difficulty
Hard
Fun facts
- Unlike the Indian peafowl, whose females are brown and unobtrusive, in this species both sexes are iridescent green: only the male grows the ornamental train.
- The fan it spreads is not the tail but the upper tail coverts: the real tail is short and stays hidden behind, holding the structure up from within.
Life cycle & biology
- Skeleton type
- Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bird)
- Habitat & environment
- Open dry forest, riverine woodland and wooded savannah of South-East Asia
- Sexual maturity
- 3 years
- Gestation / incubation
- 28 days of incubation
- Litter / clutch size
- 4 eggs
Sources consulted: https://www.iucnredlist.org/ | https://animaldiversity.org/ | https://es.wikipedia.org/
Where to find it
See its range on the interactive mapWhere to watch it
Parques y spots de buceo donde se ha documentado esta especie — se muestran 10 de 16 documentados.
Related species
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Green Peafowl — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Great Argus
Argusianus argus
EndangeredLong-tailed Macaque
Macaca fascicularis
Southeast Asian Box Turtle
Cuora amboinensis
Southern Pig-tailed Macaque
Macaca nemestrina
Bengal Slow Loris
Nycticebus bengalensis
Banteng
Bos javanicus
How to help
The green peafowl is classified as endangered. Organizations such as UICN, WWF y Wildlife Conservation Society work specifically on its conservation and that of its habitat; looking into their programs is a good starting point if you want to get involved.
It's documented in 7 real protected areas — part of why protecting these places matters for its conservation.
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