The
green peafowl (
Pavo muticus) (from
Latin Pavo, peafowl;
muticus, Mute, docked or curtailed) is a
species of
peafowl that is found in the tropical forests of
Southeast Asia. It is also known as the
Java peafowl, but this term is properly used to describe the nominate subspecies endemic to the island of
Java. It is the closest relative of the
Indian peafowl or blue peafowl (
Pavo cristatus), which is mostly found on the Indian subcontinent.