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Great argus
Male
Female
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Galliformes
Family:
Phasianidae
Tribe:
Pavonini
Genus:
Argusianus Gray, GR, 1849
Species:
A. argus
Binomial name
Argusianus argus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms
Phasianus argus Linnaeus, 1766
Pavo argus
Argusianus bipunctatus
Argus bipunctatus Wood, 1871
Argus giganteus Temminck, 1813[3]
The great argus (Argusianus argus), or greater argus, is a large species of pheasant from Southeast Asia. It is known for its impressive plumage and courtship behavior. It is not to be confused with the two species of closely related crested argus, genus Rheinardia.
^BirdLife International (2020). "Argusianus argus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22725006A183255774. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22725006A183255774.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^"Appendices". CITES. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^William Beebe (1922). "A Monograph of the Pheasants" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
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