Information about Afropavo
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The male is a large bird, up to 70cm long, deep blue with a metallic green and violet tinge. It has bare red neck skin, grey feet, a black tail with fourteen feathers and the head adorned with vertical white elongated hair-like feathers on its crown. The female is generally a chestnut brown bird with black abdomen, metallic green back and a short chestnut brown crest. Both sexes resemble immature Asian Peafowl, with early stuffed birds being erroneously classified as such before they were officially discovered as a species.
It inhabits and is endemic to lowland rainforests of Congo River Basin in central Democratic Republic of the Congo. The diet consists mainly of fruits and invertebrates. The male has a similar display to other peacocks, fanning its tail in this case, while other peacocks fan their upper tail coverts. Male is monogamous, though information from the wild needed.
Very little is known about this species, seeing as it was first recorded as a species in 1936 by Dr. James Chapin based on two stuffed specimens at Congo Museum in Belgium. It has characteristics of both the peafowl and the guineafowl, which may indicate that the Congo Peafowl is a link between the two families.
Due to ongoing habitat loss, small population size and hunting in some areas, the Congo Peafowl is evaluated as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Gallery
) Male | ) Female at the Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens |
See also
References
- BirdLife International (2006). Afropavo congensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is vulnerable
External links
- www.peafowl-farm.com Privat peacock site
- ARKive - images and movies of the Congo Peafowl (Afropavo congensis)
- BirdLife Species Factsheet
- gbwf.org - Congo Peafowl (Afropavo congensis)
- IUCN Red List
- Kimball, R.T, Braun, E.L. and J. D. Ligon (1997) Resolution of the phylogenetic position of the Congo peafowl, Afropavo congensis: a biogeographic and evolutionary enigma. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 264:1517-1523
- The Cryptid Zoo: African Peacocks
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
See below
Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
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Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Galliformes
Temminck, 1820
Families
Megapodiidae
Numididae
Odontophoridae
Phasianidae
Meleagrididae
Tetraonidae
Cracidae
(?)Mesitornithidae
Galliformes
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Temminck, 1820
Families
Megapodiidae
Numididae
Odontophoridae
Phasianidae
Meleagrididae
Tetraonidae
Cracidae
(?)Mesitornithidae
Galliformes
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Phasianidae
Horsfield, 1821
Genera
Many, see text
The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and their (including junglefowl, quail, and peafowl).
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Horsfield, 1821
Genera
Many, see text
The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and their (including junglefowl, quail, and peafowl).
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binomial nomenclature is the formal system of naming species. The system is also called binominal nomenclature (particularly in zoological circles), binary nomenclature (particularly in botanical circles), or the binomial classification system.
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Dr James Paul Chapin (1889-1964) was an American ornithologist.
Chapin was joint leader (with Herbert Lang) of the Lang-Chapin expedition which made a biological survey of the Belgian Congo between 1909 and 1915. He was the author of Birds of the Belgian Congo (1932).
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Chapin was joint leader (with Herbert Lang) of the Lang-Chapin expedition which made a biological survey of the Belgian Congo between 1909 and 1915. He was the author of Birds of the Belgian Congo (1932).
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Pavo
Linnaeus, 1758
Species
Pavo cristatus
Pavo muticus
The term peafowl can refer to the two species of bird in the genus Pavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Species
Pavo cristatus
Pavo muticus
The term peafowl can refer to the two species of bird in the genus Pavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae.
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flight feather refers to any of the long stiff feathers on the wing or tail of a bird; those on the wing are called remiges (singular remex) while those on the tail are called rectrices (singular rectrix).
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Pavo
Linnaeus, 1758
species
P. cristatus
P. muticus
The peafowl genus Pavo Linnaeus, 1758 consist of two species of spectaculary plumaged pheasants with highly elongated and elaborated trains, decorated with
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Linnaeus, 1758
species
P. cristatus
P. muticus
The peafowl genus Pavo Linnaeus, 1758 consist of two species of spectaculary plumaged pheasants with highly elongated and elaborated trains, decorated with
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endemic, in the context of bird endemism, refers to any species found only in a specific area. There is no upper size limit for the geographical area. It would not be incorrect to refer to all bird species as endemic to Earth; in practice, however, the largest areas for which the
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In physical geography, a lowland is any broad expanse of land with a general low level. The term is thus applied to the landward portion of the upward slope from oceanic depths to continental highlands, to a region of depression in the interior of a mountainous region, to a plain
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Mouth Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo
Length 4,700 km (2,922 mi)
Avg.
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Basin countries Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo
Length 4,700 km (2,922 mi)
Avg.
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Motto
Justice – Paix – Travail (French)
"Justice – Peace – Work"
Anthem
Debout Congolais
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Justice – Paix – Travail (French)
"Justice – Peace – Work"
Anthem
Debout Congolais
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Monogamy is the custom or condition of having only one mate in a relationship, thus forming a couple. The word monogamy comes from the Greek word monos, which means one or alone, and the Greek word gamos, which means marriage or union.
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Dr James Paul Chapin (1889-1964) was an American ornithologist.
Chapin was joint leader (with Herbert Lang) of the Lang-Chapin expedition which made a biological survey of the Belgian Congo between 1909 and 1915. He was the author of Birds of the Belgian Congo (1932).
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Chapin was joint leader (with Herbert Lang) of the Lang-Chapin expedition which made a biological survey of the Belgian Congo between 1909 and 1915. He was the author of Birds of the Belgian Congo (1932).
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Motto
Eendracht maakt macht (Dutch)
L'union fait la force" (French)
Einigkeit macht stark
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Eendracht maakt macht (Dutch)
L'union fait la force" (French)
Einigkeit macht stark
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Pavo
Linnaeus, 1758
Species
Pavo cristatus
Pavo muticus
The term peafowl can refer to the two species of bird in the genus Pavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Species
Pavo cristatus
Pavo muticus
The term peafowl can refer to the two species of bird in the genus Pavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae.
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Numididae
de Sélys Longchamps, 1842
Genera
The guineafowl
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de Sélys Longchamps, 1842
Genera
- Agelastes
- Numida
- Guttera
- Acryllium
The guineafowl
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Pavo
Linnaeus, 1758
Species
Pavo cristatus
Pavo muticus
The term peafowl can refer to the two species of bird in the genus Pavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Species
Pavo cristatus
Pavo muticus
The term peafowl can refer to the two species of bird in the genus Pavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae.
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P. muticus
Binomial name
Pavo muticus
Linnaeus, 1766
Subspecies
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Binomial name
Pavo muticus
Linnaeus, 1766
Subspecies
- P. m. muticus
Linnaeus, 1766 - P. m. spicifer
Shaw, 1804 - P. m.
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P. cristatus
Binomial name
Pavo cristatus
Linnaeus, 1758
The Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus also known as the Common Peafowl or the Blue Peafowl
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Binomial name
Pavo cristatus
Linnaeus, 1758
The Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus also known as the Common Peafowl or the Blue Peafowl
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