peafowl

Any of three large pheasants, Pavo cristatus of India and Sri Lanka, P. muticus of South and Southeast Asia, or Afropavo congensis of central Africa.

A peacock or peahen; a bird of the genus Pavo, of which there are two if not three species.

The peacock or peahen; any species of Pavo.

A pheasant of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock. The cry is “meow” (like cats), “kee-o” or “iyaan”.

very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird