Congo peafowl

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The Congo peafowl is a rare, ground-dwelling bird endemic to the lowland rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and notable as the only peafowl species native to Africa.

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Congo peafowl canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species
galliform
peafowl
activityPattern diurnal
behavior ground-dwelling
binomialName Afropavo congensis
breedingProgram maintained in some zoos
class Aves
commonName Congo peacock
Congo peafowl self-link
Mbulu
conservationStatus Vulnerable
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
surface form: IUCN Red List
countryOfOccurrence Democratic Republic of the Congo
diet frugivorous
insectivorous
omnivorous
discoveredBy James Paul Chapin
distributionRestricted yes
ecologicalRole seed disperser
endemicTo Democratic Republic of the Congo
family Phasianidae
femalePlumage more cryptic
foragingStratum forest floor
genus Afropavo
geographicRange central Congo Basin
habitat lowland rainforest
tropical forest understory
hasTailTrain reduced compared to Asian peafowl
kingdom Animalia
locomotion terrestrial walking and short flights
malePlumage iridescent blue-green
nativeToContinent Africa
nestingSite ground
onlyPeafowlNativeTo Africa
order Galliformes
phylum Chordata
relatedTo Indian peafowl
green peafowl
reproduction lays eggs on ground nest
sexualDimorphism present
sexualSystem monogamous
taxonRank species
threat habitat loss
hunting
vernacularLanguageRegion central Africa
yearDescribed 1936

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Salonga National Park notableFor Congo peafowl
Salonga National Park fauna Congo peafowl
Congo peafowl commonName Congo peafowl self-link