Peafowl

:Peacock re-directs here; for alternate uses see Peacock (disambiguation).

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Pavo cristatus

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Pavo muticus

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Afropavo congolensis

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The peafowl are the three species of bird in the genera Pavo and Afropavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. They are most notable for the male's extravagant tail, a result of sexual selection, which it displays as part of courtship. The male is called a peacock, the female a peahen. In common English usage, however, "peacock" is used to mean any peafowl.

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The species are:

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• Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus
• Green Peafowl, Pavo muticus
• Congo Peafowl, Afropavo congolensis
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Species: In biology, the most commonly used definition of species was first coined by Ernst Mayr. Species are "groups of actually or potentially interbreeding natural populations which are reproductively isolated from other such groups" (however, see other definitions of species below)....

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Pheasant: Ithaginis...