Congo Peafowl
From Freepedia
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| Afropavo congensis Chapin, 1936 |
The Congo Peafowl Afropavo congensis is the only member of the genus Afropavo. Very little is known about this species, seeing as it was first recorded as a species in 1936. It has both characteristics of the peafowl and the guineafowl, which may indicate that the Congo Peafowl is a link between the two families.
The Congo Peafowl lives in the Congo River Basin in central Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Males are mostly a deep blue with a metallic green and violet tinge with shorter tails that the Asian species.
External links
- BirdLife Species Factsheet
- Congo Peafowl, Afropavo congolensis - This website has many good photographs of the Congo Peafowl.
