Pavo (genus)


Pavo is a genus of two species in the pheasant family. The two species, along with the Congo peacock, are known as peafowl.

Species

Fossil record

In the Pliocene on the Balkan peninsula peafowl coexisted with ptarmigans Peafowl were widely spread on the Balkan peninsula and the Southeast Europe until the end of the Pliocene.