Pavo muticus Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/pavo-muticus Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Wed, 14 Jul 2021 02:00:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 135464637 Green Peacock https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/green-peacock?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=green-peacock https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/green-peacock#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2020 10:15:55 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=1778 Peafowl is a common name for three bird species in the genera Pavo and Afropavo of the family Phasianidae, the pheasants and their allies. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are referred to as peahens, even though peafowl of either sex are often referred to colloquially as “peacocks”. Wikipedia The green peafowl (Pavo muticus) […]

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]]> Peafowl is a common name for three bird species in the genera Pavo and Afropavo of the family Phasianidae, the pheasants and their allies. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are referred to as peahens, even though peafowl of either sex are often referred to colloquially as “peacocks”. Wikipedia

The green peafowl (Pavo muticus) is a peafowlspecies native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. It has been listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2009 because the global population has been declining rapidly and is severely fragmented due to loss of habitat. Wikipedia

The first pair of peafowls were introduced in 1980, and today Sentosa is believed to have the largest number of peafowls in a single location in Singapore. The peafowls on Sentosa comprise a mixture of Indian blue peafowls and Javan green peafowls.

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