Great argus

Great argus
	Male
	Female
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix II (CITES)
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;

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2017-10-19.

[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 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.

[2] "Appendices". CITES. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[3] William Beebe (1922). "A Monograph of the Pheasants" (PDF). p. 131. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2017-10-19.

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