Pavo (genus)
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| Pavo | |
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| Indian Peacock (Pavo cristatus) displaying | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Subclass: | Neornithes |
| Infraclass: | Neognathae |
| Superorder: | Galloanserae |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Pavo Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Species | |
The peafowl genus Pavo Linnaeus, 1758 consist of two species of spectacularly plumaged pheasants, the largest of the Phasianidae. Their highly elongated and elaborated trains are decorated with metallic ocelli; commonly called "tails", they are actually the uppertail coverts while the peacock's tail is much shorter and stiff and helps to prop up the train during display.
In captivity, the two Pavo will hybridise freely.
[edit] Species
- Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus
- Green Peafowl, Pavo muticus
[edit] Fossil record
- Pavo bravardi (Early - Late Pliocene) - Gallus moldovicus, sometimes misspelt moldavicus, may be a junior synonym
- Gallus aesculapii, a Late Miocene - Early Pliocene "junglefowl" of Greece, may also have been a peafowl.
[edit] Gallery
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Displaying Indian Peacock from behind, showing the actual tail
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"Tail" ocelli of the Indian Peacock
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Hybrid peacock
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