Pavo (bird)
| Pavo Temporal range: Late Miocene to present
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| Indian peacock (Pavo cristatus) displaying its tail | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Tribe: | Pavonini |
| Genus: | Pavo Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Pavo cristatus (Indian peafowl) Linnaeus, 1758
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| Species | |
Pavo is a genus of two Asiatic species in the tribe Pavonini. The two species, along with the Congo peafowl of Africa, are commonly referred to as "peafowl".