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Green Peafowl

Pavo muticus

Endangered · IUCN Red List

ENEndangeredInvertebratesWoodlandScrapeHuge · 2.2 kg
Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus), photo 1
Photo: William Stephens · CC BY 4.0
Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus), photo 2
Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0
Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus), photo 3
Photo: scaup · CC BY 4.0
Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus), photo 4
Photo: Mark Clarke · CC BY 4.0
Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus), photo 5
Photo: Huey · CC BY 4.0
Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus), photo 6
Photo: Huey · CC BY 4.0
Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus), photo 7
Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0
Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus), photo 8
Photo: William Stephens · CC BY 4.0
Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus), photo 9
Photo: scaup · CC BY 4.0
Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus), photo 10
Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0

ID tip

The green peafowl is a large bird in terms of overall size. The male is 1.8–3 m (5 ft 11 in – 9 ft 10 in) in total length, including its train, which measures 1.4–1.6 m (4 ft 7 in – 5 ft 3 in); the adult female is around half the total length of the breeding male at 1–1.1 m (3 ft 3 in – 3 ft 7 in) in length. It has a relatively large wingspan that averages around 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) and can reach 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) in big males. The green peafowl is capable of sustained (albeit energy-intensive) flight and is often observed on the wing.

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When to see the Green Peafowl

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Green Peafowl

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 10 countries with regular records, and 2 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Thailand Vietnam Indonesia Cambodia Myanmar (Burma) China Laos Malaysia Bangladesh Singapore

Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, India.

About the Green Peafowl

The green peafowl is a peafowl species native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia and Southern China. It is the national bird of Myanmar. Formerly common throughout Southeast Asia, only a few isolated populations survive in Cambodia and adjacent areas of Vietnam. It has been listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2009. This is primarily due to widespread deforestation, agriculture and loss of suitable habitat, severely fragmenting populations and contributing to an overall decline in numbers. The green peafowl is in demand for private and home aviculture and threatened by the pet trade, feather collectors and hunters for meat and targeted.

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Easily confused with

Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusThe Indian peafowl's size, color and shape of the crest make them easily identifiable within their native distribution range.

Side by side: Green Peafowl vs Indian Peafowl

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