Pavo muticus; Print; The green peafowl (Pavo muticus) (from Latin Pavo; peafowl; muticus; mute; docked; or curtailed) is a species of peafowl 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 in Indonesia. It is the closest relative of the Indian peafowl or blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus); which is mostly found on the Indian subcontinent.; 1820-1860