Wildlifeof Thailand
Green Peafowl
Phasianidae
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Pavo muticus
Basic stats
Diet
Seeds, shoots, fruit, insects and small vertebrates
Habitat
Open forest, grassland and river margins
Range
Mainland Southeast Asia and Java
Size
Male up to about 300cm including train
The green peafowl is a large, long-legged pheasant with scaled green neck plumage in both sexes. Males carry an elongated train of eye-spotted upper-tail coverts and display it as a fan; females are shorter-tailed but remain richly coloured. Birds use open forest, grassland and river margins in mainland Southeast Asia and Java, feeding broadly on plant and animal matter (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Endangered (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Green Peafowl eat?
- Seeds, shoots, fruit, insects and small vertebrates
- What habitat does the Green Peafowl live in?
- Open forest, grassland and river margins
- Where is the Green Peafowl found?
- Mainland Southeast Asia and Java
- How big is the Green Peafowl?
- Male up to about 300cm including train