Green peafowl: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the green peafowl lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pavo muticus
Group	Pheasants, grouse & game birds
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	10 countries
Continents	Asia, North America
Class	Bird
Order	Galliformes
Family	Phasianidae

Where does the green peafowl live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the green peafowl in 10 countries and territories across Asia and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Indonesia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the green peafowl endangered?

The green peafowl’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the green peafowl?

The green peafowl (Pavo muticus) is a bird in the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae, genus Pavo. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the green peafowl

The green peafowl (Pavo muticus) is a peafowl species native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia and Southern China. It is the national bird of Myanmar. Formerly common throughout Southeast Asia, only a few isolated populations survive in Cambodia and adjacent areas of Vietnam. It has been listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2009. This is primarily due to widespread deforestation, agriculture and loss of suitable habitat, severely fragmenting populations and contributing to an overall decline in numbers. The green peafowl is in demand for private and home aviculture and threatened by the pet trade, feather collectors and hunters for meat and targeted.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Green peafowl (revision 1380202844), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q254636 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).