| Argus | |
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| An argus illustration from The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex by Charles Darwin | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Subfamily: | Phasianinae |
| Tribe: | Pavonini |
| Groups included | |
| Cladistically included but traditionally excluded taxa | |
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.