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Green Peafowl

Pavo muticus Linnaeus, C 1766

The green peafowl or Indonesian peafowl is a peafowl species native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. It has been listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2009 because the global population has been declining rapidly and is severely fragmented due to loss of habitat. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Phasianidae
Genus:
   Pavo
Scientific:
  Pavo muticus

Original description

Citation:
  Linnaeus, C 1766

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Pavo muticus

Type locality:
  Japan, error = Java.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/272/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  990B91710EE7388F

Avibase ID:
  avibase-990B9171

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/990B9171

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176114


ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

  • Pavo muticus muticus: locally in Java; formerly Malay Peninsula
  • Pavo muticus imperator: Myanmar to Thailand, southern China, and Indochina
  • Pavo muticus spicifer: northeastern India and southeastern Bangladesh to northwestern Myanmar
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Green Peafowl
Catalan:
Paó verd
Czech:
páv zelený
Danish:
Grøn Påfugl
German:
Ährenträgerpfau
Spanish:
Pavo real cuelliverde
Spanish (Spain):
Pavo Real Cuelliverde
Finnish:
viherriikinkukko
French:
Paon spicifère
Croatian:
zeleni paun
Hungarian:
zöld páva
Icelandic:
Grænpáfugl
Italian:
Pavone verde
Japanese (romaji):
makujaku
Japanese:
マクジャク
Lithuanian:
Žaliasis povas
Dutch:
Groene Pauw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Smaragdpåfugl
Norwegian:
Smaragdpåfugl
Polish:
paw złoty
Portuguese:
Pavão-verde
Portuguese (Portugal):
pavão-verde
Russian:
Зелёный павлин
Slovak:
páv chochlatý
Serbian:
Zeleni paun
Swedish:
grön påfågel
Ukrainian:
Павич синьокрилий
Chinese:
绿孔雀
Chinese (Traditional):
綠孔雀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Paon spicifère ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Paon spicifère ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Pavo muticus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Pavo muticus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Pavo muticus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pavo muticus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pavo muticus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: yaşıl tovuz quşu, Yava tovuz quşu
Bashkir: йәшел тауис
Bengali: ঳ফুজ ভয়ূয , সবুজ ময়ুর
Bengali (transliteration): sabuja maẏūra
Catalan: Paó verd, Paó verd de Java
Montenegrin: zeleni paun, зелени паун
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): зелени паун
Czech: Páv zelený
Chuvash: яван павлинĕ, яван турткăшĕ
Danish: Grøn Påfugl
German: Ährenträgerpfau, Ìhrenträgerpfau, Öhrenträgerpfau, ßhrenträgerpfau
English: Burmese Peafowl, Green Peafowl, Green-necked Peafowl
English, HBW: Green Peafowl
English (IOC): Green Peafowl
English (United States): Green Peafowl
Esperanto: Verda pavo
Spanish: Pavo real cuelliverde, Pavo Real Verde, Pavo-real Cuelliverde
Spanish (Spain): Pavo Real Cuelliverde
Spanish (HBW): Green Peafowl
Estonian: rohe-paabulind
Finnish: Viherriikinkukko
French: Paon spicifère
Friulian: pavon vert
Hebrew: טווס ירוק
Croatian: zeleni paun
Hungarian: zöld páva
Indonesian: Burung Merak Hijau, Canghegar, Merak, Merak Hijau
Icelandic: Grænpáfugl
Italian: Pavone verde
Japanese (romaji): kujaku, makujaku
Japanese: クジャク, マクジャク
Japanese (Kanji): 孔雀
Mongolian, Halh: ногоон тогос
Kazakh: жасыл тауыс, көкқанатты павлин
Kirghiz: жашыл тоос, Ява тоосу, Ява тотугушу
Scientific: Pavo muticus, Pavo muticus muticus
Lithuanian: Žaliasis povas
Mongolian: ногоовор тогос, ногоон тогос
Malay: Burung Merak, Burung Merak Hijau
Maltese: pagun aħdar, pagun l-aħdar
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): ногоовор тогос
Dutch: Groene Pauw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Smaragdpåfugl
Norwegian: Smaragdpåfugl
Polish: paw zloty, paw złoty
Pinyin: lǜ kǒng-què
Portuguese: Pavão-verde
Portuguese (Portugal): pavão-verde
Russian: Зелёный павлин, Яванский павлин
Slovak: páv chochlatý
Slovenian: Klasasti pav
Serbian: Zeleni paun
Swedish: Grön påfågel
Thai: นกยูง, บุหรง, มยุเรศ, มยุร, มยุร-, มยุระ, มยุรา, มยุรี
Thai (Transliteration): bù-rŏŋ, má-juun, má-yú-rá, má-yú-raa, má-yú-rêet, má-yú-rii, nók yuuŋ
Turkish: Yeşil Tavuk, Yeşil Tavuskuşu
Tatar: яшел тавис
Ukrainian: Павич синьокрилий
Uzbek: яшил қанотли товус
Vietnamese: Công, Công, Cuông, Cuông
Kalmyk: ноһан тоһстн
Chinese: 绿孔雀
Chinese (Traditional): 綠孔雀

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