Green Peafowl

Pavo muticus Linnaeus, 1766

Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies

Green Peafowl Pavo muticus is a pheasant relative of the Oriental Region, breeding from south-east Asia to Java. It is a peafowl species found in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia and Southern China. The bird is the national bird of Myanmar. Once widespread across much of south-east Asia, it now survives in only a few scattered populations in Cambodia and nearby parts of Vietnam. Its range has been broken up by habitat loss, farming and deforestation, and it is also affected by the pet trade, feather collectors and hunting for meat.

Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies
Breeding range: Oriental Region: se Asia to Java