Pavo

Pavo is a genus within the animal kingdom, classified under the phylum Chordata, class Aves, order Galliformes, and family Phasianidae. The taxon was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and is currently accepted by the World Register of Marine Species. Its parent taxon is Pavonini, and it includes the Indian Peafowl and Green Peafowl as parts. The common name for this taxon is pav.

Records of Pavo have been documented in the United States, Australia, China, India, and Myanmar. Specimens are held by institutions including RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, UWZM, CUMV, CAS, and CMNH. The taxon has been described in sources such as the Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.