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Green peafowl (Pavo muticus) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Subfamily: | Phasianinae |
Tribe: | Pavonini Rafinesque, 1815 |
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Pavonini is a tribeofbird in the subfamily Phasianinae. Members of this family are primarily found in tropical Asia, along with one species in the Congo RainforestinAfrica. It contains two of the most charismatic members of the Phasianidae, the peafowl and the arguses. This grouping was supported by a 2021 phylogenetic analysis of Galliformes, and accepted by the International Ornithological Congress. The tribe name is accepted by the Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World.[1][2][3][4]
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Rheinardia |
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Argusianus |
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Afropavo |
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Pavo |
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