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Green peafowl

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The green peafowl (Pavo muticus) is a large phasianid; males reach 1.8–3 m in total length, including a train of upper tail coverts 1.4–1.6 m long, and weigh 4–6 kg, while females measure about 1–1.1 m. Males show iridescent green scale-like neck and breast feathers, blue wing coverts and ocelli on the train. It inhabits monsoon forest, bamboo and woodland edges below 1,500 m in Yunnan, mainland South-East Asia and Java, feeding on plant parts, insects and small vertebrates. The IUCN lists it Endangered, with 555–600 birds in Yunnan.

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