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SpeciesGalliformesPhasianidae
Birds

🐔Congo Peafowl

Afropavo congensis Chapin, 1936

The Congo peafowl, also known as the African peafowl or mbulu by the Bakôngo, is a species native to the Congo Basin. It is one of three species commonly termed "peafowl" in the tribe Pavonini native to Africa. It represents the sole extant member of the genus Afropavo. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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Also called
Congo Peacock
Conservation status
NTNear threatened

IUCN Red List assessment, 2022.

Population trendDecreasing
Key measurements
Body mass
1.27 kg
Body length
not recorded
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
not recorded
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Everything we know about the Congo Peafowl

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Body mass
1.27 kg
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Tail length
0.16 m
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Wing length
0.3 m
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Beak length
0.04 m
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Tarsus length
0.1 m
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Trophic level
Omnivore
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Habitat
Forest
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Source: AVONET · v1.1 (Tobias et al. 2022) · CC BY 4.0

Lifestyle
Terrestrial
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Volume l
1.3 Laverage
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Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.

average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.

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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classAves
  4. ›orderGalliformes
  5. ›familyPhasianidae
  6. ›genusAfropavo
  7. ›speciesAfropavo congensis
Full lineage
  1. classBirds · Aves
  2. superorderGalloanserae
  3. orderGamebirds · Galliformes
  4. genusAfropavo
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumChordata
  3. subphylumCraniata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. superclassGnathostomata
  6. superclassSarcopterygii
  7. superclassTetrapoda
  8. orderSauria
  9. classBirds · Aves
  10. superorderGalloanserae
  11. orderGamebirds · Galliformes
  12. genusAfropavo
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In other languages
paó del Congo (ca), páv konžský (cs), Congopåfugl (da), Kongopfau (de), Afropavo congensis (es), kongonriikinkukko (fi) … and 27 more languages
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