Congo peafowl
afropavo congensis latin

In the forest, over 30 species of birds reside, including the Congo peafowl.

The Congo peafowl is the only member of the pheasant family that originated outside Asia.

The term also embraces the Congo Peafowl, which is placed in a separate genus Afropavo.

Congo Peafowl Afropavo congensis.

Resolution of the phylogenetic position of the Congo peafowl, Afropavo congensis: a biogeographic and evolutionary enigma.

The 300 animals on view, representing 35 species, will include rock pythons, Red River hogs, mandrill baboons, monkeys, electric fish and Congo peafowl.

Three of the country's spectacular endemic animals occur here: the Grauer's gorilla, the Okapi, and the Congo Peafowl.

Stidham, Thomas A. The first fossil of the Congo peafowl (Galliformes: Afropavo).

It is home to okapi, bonobo and the Congo Peafowl, but is also an important source of African teak, used for building furniture and flooring.

Animals in the park include bonobos, Salonga monkeys, Tshuapa red colobus, Congo Peafowl, forest elephants, and African slender-snouted crocodiles.

There are two species of Peafowl: the Asiatic peafowl (Pavo) or the Congo Peafowl (Afropavo).

There are two birds that are near-endemic in the region the Congo Peafowl (Afropavo congensis, VU) and the Yellow-legged Weaver (Malimbus flavipes).

The bonobo is endemic to the humid forests in the region, as are other iconic species like the Allen's swamp monkey, dryas monkey, aquatic genet, okapi and Congo Peafowl.

Two extended families of gorillas - visible through glass partitions - will be living on these six and a half acres, along with 300 other rain forest denizens, among them Red River hogs, mandrill baboons, monkeys, Congo peafowl, rock pythons and electric fish.

Antwerp Zoo has played its role in preservation and breeding programmes for several endangered species like the okapi, the Przewalski horse, the Congo Peafowl, the bonobo, the golden-headed lion tamarin, the European otter, the Knysna seahorse and others.

In certain places, the density of Congo Peafowl (Afropavo congensis) - a species endemic to the centre and northeast of the Congolese forests, with feathers of deep blue with a metallic green and violet tinge - is probably the highest in the country.

The Congo Peacock (Afropavo congensis) is a species of peafowl.

Congo Peafowl Afropavo congensis.

ARKive - images and movies of the Congo Peacock (Afropavo congensis)

Recent observations of the Congo Peacock Afropavo congensis in the Equateur Province, Zaire.

There are two birds that are near-endemic in the region the Congo Peafowl (Afropavo congensis, VU) and the Yellow-legged Weaver (Malimbus flavipes).

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.

In certain places, the density of Congo Peafowl (Afropavo congensis) - a species endemic to the centre and northeast of the Congolese forests, with feathers of deep blue with a metallic green and violet tinge - is probably the highest in the country.