Argus (bird)
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For other uses, see Argus.
An argus, or argus pheasant, is a member of a clade in the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae, containing two species of bird that are closely related to peafowl.
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Argus | |
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An argus illustration from The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex by Charles Darwin | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Subfamily: | Phasianinae |
Tribe: | Pavonini |
Groups included | |
Cladistically included but traditionally excluded taxa | |
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