Largest peafowl species

Largest peafowl species
Who
green peafowl Pavo muticus
Where
Not Applicable
When
20 February 2013
The largest species of peafowl is the green peafowl Pavo muticus of southeast Asia. The male (peacock) is 1.8–3 m in total length, including its spectacular train or tail covert, which measures 1.4–1.6 m long. The largest male specimens may even conceivably be the longest wild birds alive today.