Pavo (genus)
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Pavo Temporal range: Late Miocene to present |
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| Indian peacock (Pavo cristatus) displaying | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Subclass: | Neornithes |
| Infraclass: | Neognathae |
| Superorder: | Galloanserae |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
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Pavo Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Pavo is a genus of two species in the pheasant family. The two species, along with the Congo peacock, are known as peafowl.
In the Pliocene on the Balkan peninsula peafowl (Bravard's peafowl) coexisted with ptarmigans (Lagopus) Peafowl were widely spread on the Balkan peninsula and the Southeast Europe until the end of the Pliocene.
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