Pavo

From Latin pāvō (“peacock”).

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – peafowl (peacocks, peahens).

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Galloanseri - superorder; Galliformes - order; Phasianidae - family; Phasianinae - subfamily

• (genus): Pavo cristatus (Indian peafowl) - type species, Pavo muticus (green peafowl) - other species

• Afropavo

• Peafowl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pavo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pavo on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin pāvō (“peacock”). Doublet of pea.

Pavo

1. (astronomy) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a peacock. It lies between the constellations Telescopium and Octans.

• Pavonis