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The Congo Peacock (Afropavo congensis) is a species of peafowl. The male is a large bird of up to 64–70 cm (25–28 in) in length. Its feathers are deep blue with a metallic green and violet tinge. It has bare red neck skin, grey feet, and a black tail with fourteen feathers. Its head is adorned with vertical white elongated hair-like feathers on its crown. The female measures up to 60–63 cm (24–25 in) and is generally a chestnut brown bird with a 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 unique species. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Galliformes
Family:
Phasianidae
Genus:
Afropavo
Scientific:
Afropavo congensis
Citation:
Chapin, 1936
Reference:
Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr. p.2
Protonym:
Afropavo congensis
Avibase ID:
E9125492E257513A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E9125492
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 553890
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Paon du Congo ( Afropavo congensis) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Paon du Congo ( Afropavo congensis) |
Clements 1st edition: African Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
Clements 3rd edition: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
Clements 4th edition: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
Clements 6th edition: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
Clements, version 2015: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
Clements, version 2016: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
Clements, version 2017: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
Clements, version 2018: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
Clements, version 2019: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
eBird version 1.50: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
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eBird version 2015: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
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eBird version 2017: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
eBird version 2018: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
eBird version 2019: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Congo Peacock ( Afropavo congensis) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo congensis) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Afropavo congensis |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Afropavo congensis |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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