sociology - Congo Peafowl

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Could someone please find a Congo Peafowl picture in the public domain and put it in the taxobox? When that is done, you can remove this message.

Afropavo congolensis

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Overview

Very little is known about the Congo Peafowl, 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.

Habitat and Range

The Congo Peafowl lives in the Congo River Basin in central Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Congo Peafowl lives in the Rainforest.

Appearance

Males are mostly a deep blue with a metallic green and violet tinge with shorter tails that the Asian species.

Links

Congo Peafowl, Afropavo congolensis -This website has many good photographs of the Congo Peafowl- --66.32.167.125 01:12, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)