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Congo peafowl
Species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Congo peafowl (Afropavo congensis), also known as the African peafowl or mbulu by the Bakôngo, is a species of peafowl native to the Congo Basin.[2] It is one of three peafowl species and the only member of the subfamily Pavoninae native to Africa.[3] It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.[1]
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Congo peafowl | |
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A pair at Antwerp Zoo, with male left and female right. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Tribe: | Pavonini |
Genus: | Afropavo Chapin, 1936 |
Species: | A. congensis |
Binomial name | |
Afropavo congensis Chapin, 1936 | |
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