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Pavo may refer to: * ''Pavo'' (bird), a genus of peafowl * Pavo (constellation), in astronomy * Pavo (given name), a masculine Croatian name * Pavo, Georgia, United States See also * Paavo, Finnish and Estonian given name * Pavão (other) (Portuguese ) * Peacock (other) *Peafowl Peafowl is a common name for two bird species of the genus '' Pavo'' and one species of the closely related genus '' Afropavo'' within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae (the pheasants and their allies). Male peafowl are referred t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavo (bird)
''Pavo'' is a genus of two species in the pheasant family. The two species, along with the Congo peafowl, are known as peafowl. Taxonomy The genus ''Pavo'' was introduced in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his ''Systema Naturae''. The genus name is the Latin word for a peacock. The type species is the Indian peafowl (''Pavo cristatus''). Species The genus contains two species. Fossil record * '' Pavo bravardi'' (Bravard's peafowl) (Early – Late Pliocene) – ''Gallus moldovicus'', sometimes misspelt ''moldavicus'', may be a junior synonym * ''Gallus aesculapii'', a Late Miocene – Early Pliocene "junglefowl" of Greece, may also have been a peafowl In the Pliocene on the Balkan Peninsula, Bravard's peafowl coexisted with ptarmigan ''Lagopus'' is a genus of birds in the grouse subfamily commonly known as ptarmigans (). The genus contains four living species with numerous described subspecies, all living in tundra or cold uplan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavo (constellation)
Pavo is a constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere, southern sky whose name is Latin for . Pavo first appeared on a 35-cm (14 in) diameter celestial globe published in 1598 in Amsterdam by Petrus Plancius and Jodocus Hondius and was depicted in Johann Bayer's star atlas ''Uranometria'' of 1603, and was likely conceived by Plancius from the observations of Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman. French explorer and astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille gave its stars Bayer designations in 1756. The constellations Pavo, Grus (constellation), Grus, Phoenix (constellation), Phoenix and Tucana are collectively known as the "Southern Birds". The constellation's brightest member, Alpha Pavonis, is also known as Peacock and appears as a 1.91-Apparent magnitude, magnitude blue-white star, but is actually a spectroscopic binary. Delta Pavonis is a nearby Sun-like star some 19.9 light-years distant. Six of the star systems in Pavo have been found to host planets, inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavo (given Name)
Pavo is a Croatian masculine given name, cognate to Paul. It may refer to: * Pavo Barišić (born 1959), Croatian philosopher and politician * Pavo Crnac (born 1971), Croatian football player * Pavo Dadić (born 1969), Bosnian Croat football player * Pavo Grgic, German parathlete * Pavo Marković (born 1985), Croatian water polo player * Pavo Raudsepp (born 1973), Estonian cross-country skier * Pavo Urban (1968–1991), Croatian photographer See also * Paavo * Pavao (given name) * Pavel * Pavle * Pajo (given name) Pajo is a masculine given name, a diminutive form of Pavle or Pavao. * Pajo Ivošević (born 1968), Serbian wrestler * Pajo Kolarić (1821–1876), Croatian composer See also * Paja (given name), a diminutive of Pavle * Pejo, a diminutiv ... {{given name, Pavo Croatian masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavo, Georgia
Pavo is a city that is divided by the county line between Brooks and Thomas counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the Valdosta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 622 in 2020. The city is home to a branch of the Thomas County Public Library System. Pavo was featured in country music star Alan Jackson's video for his hit song "Little Man", lamenting the decline of small-town America. History The community was originally known as McDonald, named after one of two prominent families in the area. However, concerns were raised about misdirected mail, resulting from confusion between McDonald, in the southern part of the state, and McDonough located in the north. The community was then renamed after an early postmaster, Duncan D. Peacock, "Pavo" being the Latin word meaning "peacock". Geography Pavo is located at (30.960341, -83.739352). Georgia State Route 122 (Harris Street) passes through the center of town, leading southwest to Thomasville ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paavo
Paavo is an Estonian and Finnish masculine given name, cognate to "Paul". The Finnish patronymic surname Paavolainen is derived from it. It may refer to: *Paavo Aaltonen (1919–1962), Finnish gymnast and a three-time Olympic champion * Paavo Aarniokoski (1893–1961), Finnish politician *Paavo Aho (1891–1918), Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics * Paavo Arhinmäki (born 1976), Finnish politician, former Minister for Culture and Sport and a former member of the Finnish Parliament *Paavo Berg (1911–1941), Finnish fighter ace *Paavo Berglund (1929–2012), Finnish conductor *Paavo Cajander (1846–1913), Finnish poet and translator *Paavo Haavikko (1931–2008), Finnish poet and playwright *Paavo Heininen (1938–2022), Finnish composer and pianist * Paavo Hukkinen (1911–1988), German-Finnish actor * Paavo Hynninen (1883–1960), former Finnish diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs *Paavo Järvi (born 1962), Estonian-American conductor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavão (other)
Pavão may refer to: Places *Pavão, Minas Gerais, a municipality in Brazil *Vila Pavão, Espírito Santo, a municipality in Brazil *Figueira Pavão, a settlement in the island of Fogo in Cape Verde People *Pavão (footballer, born 1947), Portuguese footballer *Pavão (footballer, born 1974), Brazilian footballer *Pavão (basketball) Ary "Pavão" dos Santos Furtado, also commonly known as Pavão (born 6 September 1917, date of death unknown), was a Brazilian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), ... (born 1917), Brazilian basketball player See also * Pavao (other) {{disambiguation, geo, hn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peacock (other)
Peacocks are adult male peafowl (large ground-nesting birds), known for their iridescent plumage. Peacock or Peacocks may also refer to: Animals Fish * ''Aulonocara'' ("peacocks"), endemic to East Africa * Peacock bass (''Cichla''), endemic to South America Insects * Peacock fly (''Callopistromyia annulipes''), native to North America Nymphalid butterflies *''Anartia'', a genus endemic to the Americas * ''Aglais io'', the European peacock * Peacock pansy (''Junonia almana''), from South Asia Swallowtail butterflies * '' Papilio blumei'', the green swallowtail * Several other South Asian ''Papilio'' species Film, stage and television * ''Peacock'' (2005 film) (''Kong que''), a Chinese film * ''Peacock'' (2010 film), an American psychological thriller * ''Peacock'' (TV series), a British comedy series, aired from 2022 * "Peacocks", an episode of the television series ''Teletubbies'' * Peacock (streaming service), an American streaming service by NBCUniversal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
