The male, featured here on the right, is a large bird of up to 70 cm in length. The female is smaller. The Congo Peafowl is endemic to lowland rainforests of Congo River Basin in the central part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
These birds eat mostly 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. The male Congo Peafowl is monogamous, though information from the wild is needed.
Very little is known about this species and due to ongoing habitat loss, small population size and in some areas hunting, Afropavo congensis conservation status is listed as Vulnerable.
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