Add Animal
    Mammals
    Mammals Birds Amphibians Reptiles Animals Ray-finned fishes Myxini – Hagfishes Petromyz' – Lampreys Sharks & rays Holocep' – Chimaeras Dipneusti – Lungfish Coelac' – Coelacanths Insecta – Insects / bugs Gastropoda – Snails & slugs Cephalopoda – Squids & octopuses Arachnida – Spiders & scorpions Malacostraca – Malacostracans Diplopoda – Millipedes Bivalvia – Marine molluscs Chilopoda – Centipedes Pycnogonida – Sea spiders Merostomata – Horseshoe crabs More Classes
    Filters

    Regions

    See AllSelect

    Habitat

    See AllSelect

    Green peafowl

      Saved In:

    The large forest bird is amongst the largest Galliformes; can hunt venomous snakes!

    William Stephens

    The beautiful forest bird native to Southeast Asia has a similar appearance to both sexes. Their facial skin is double stripped and has extended upper tail coverts that hide the lower tail. The powerful flyers prefer to live near water and make nests on the ground. Green peafowl is polygynous with no parental responsibilities while behaving as monogamous in captivity and taking care of offspring. They live a safer life in captivity than in the wild.

    This beautiful pheasant has been listed as an “Endangered” species since 2009 due to rapid population decline, especially due to habitat loss. Hunting and poaching are other reasons for the rapid reduction in their population size.

    Distribution

    Country
    Population est.
    Status
    Year
    Comments
    Bangladesh
    0
    Official estimate
    EX
    2018
    Extinct locally
    Cambodia
    EN
    2018
    China
    EN
    2018
    India
    0
    Official estimate
    EX
    2018
    Extinct locally
    Indonesia
    EN
    2018
    Laos
    EN
    2018
    Malaysia
    0
    Official estimate
    EX
    2018
    Extinct locally
    Myanmar
    EN
    2018
    Thailand
    EN
    2018
    Vietnam
    EN
    2018

    Anything we've missed?

    Help us improve this page by suggesting edits. Glory never dies!

    Suggest an edit

    Get to know me

    Terrestrial / Aquatic

    Altricial / Precocial

    Polygamous / Monogamous

    Dimorphic (size) / Monomorphic

    Active: Diurnal / Nocturnal

    Social behavior: Solitary / Pack / Herd / Flock

    Diet: Carnivore / Herbivore / Omnivore / Piscivorous / Insectivore

    Migratory: Yes / No

    Domesticated: Yes / No

    Dangerous: Yes / No

    EXEWCRENVUNTLCDDNE
    Endangered(IUCN)
    World Population 15,000 – 30,000

    50% decline over the past 3 generations

    Added by BioDB
    Become a Patron

    Threats

    Habitat destruction / Climate change / Freshwater pollution / Marine pollution / Deforestation / Farming / Fishing practices / Poaching & wildlife trade / Invasive species / Parasites & diseases / Noise pollution / Light pollution

    My ID

    Scientific name: Pavo muticus Other names:

    Indonesian peafowl

     Number of subspecies: 3 Name of subspecies:

    P. m. imperator (Indo-Chinese peafowl)
    P. m. muticus (Java peafowl)
    P. m. spicifer (Burmese peafowl)

    Physical traits

    Length: 1.8 – 3 m (5 ft 11 in – 9 ft 10 in) Weight: 3.8 – 5 kg (8 – 11 pounds) Lifespan: 20 years Speed: 16 km/h (10 mph) Wingspan: 1.2 – 1.6 m (47 – 63 in) Incubation: 26 – 28 days Eggs: 3 – 6 eggs
    Habitats: Forest Shrubland Savannah/Grassland
    Regions: Asia
    Add to my list
      Saved In: