Congo peafowl
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| Congo peafowl | |
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| A pair (male left, female right) at Antwerp Zoo | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Afropavo Chapin, 1936 |
| Species: | A. congensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Afropavo congensis Chapin, 1936
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The Congo peafowl (Afropavo congensis), known locally as the mbulu, is a species of peafowl. It is native to the Congo Basin.[2] It is one of three living species of peafowl, the other two being the Indian peafowl (originally of India and Sri Lanka) and the green peafowl (native to Burma and Indochina).
The Congo peacock has physical characteristics of both the peafowl and the guineafowl, which may indicate that the Congo peacock is a link between the two families.[3]
Congo Peafowl Media
A female Congo Peafowl at Artis Zoo, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
A female Congo Peafowl at Artis Zoo, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Female at the Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens
Male at the Oklahoma City Zoo
References
- ↑ BirdLife International. 'Afropavo congensis'. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 (2016)IUCN. p. e.T22679430A92814166. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22679430A92814166.en.
- ↑ Dowsett R.J. & Forbes-Watson A.D. 1993. Checklist of birds of the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Tauraco Press.
- ↑ Congo PeafowlWorld Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
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