Afropavo congensis

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Overview

Vulnerable

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial [1].

Ecology: It occurs in many different forest types but is often associated with slopes between watersheds with shallow soils supporting dry forest with an open understorey4. The species appears to prefer high canopy and litter cover14. Its sparse and irregular distribution may correspond in part to the limited availability of this habitat type4. It does not appear to have a specialised diet , and has been recorded eating fruit from common tree species throughout the region4, as well as insects and other invertebrates5,13. The breeding season may depend on local rainfall conditions5.

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List of Habitats:

•     1     Forest   
  
•     1.6     Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland   
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Taxonomy

Synonyms

Afropava congensis • Afropava congensis Chapin, 1936

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 08-Jun-2005

Similar Species

Members of the genus Afropavo

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1 species and subspecies in this genus:

A. congensis (Congo Peacock)

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Further Reading

• 1994 IUCN red list of threatened animals Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, 1993 url p. 41.
• A global directory of tropical montane cloud forests. Draft WCMC url p. 100.
• Annual report for the year ended June 30. .. / the United States National Museum. [Washington]: Smithsonian Institution, [1952-1964] url p. 19.
• Bulletin / Chicago Natural History Museum. [Chicago, Ill.]: The Museum, [1944-1966] url p. 6.
• Bulletin / Peabody Museum of Natural History. 1972 New Haven: Peabody Museum of Natural History, url p. 108, p. 256, p. 257.
• Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: BM(NH) url p. 369.
• Ecologically sensitive sites in Africa / Washington, DC, USA: World Bank, 1993. url p. 80, p. 86, p. 87.
• Global Biodiversity: status of the Earth's living resources WCMC url p. 569.
• IUCN Directory of Afrotropical Protected Areas IUCN, UNEP url p. 1010, p. 917, p. 918.
• Postilla. 1968 New Haven, Conn.: Peabody Museum of Natural History, [1950?]-c2004. url p. 14.
• Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and financial report of the Executive Committee of the Board of Regents for the year ending June 30. .. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1933-1965. url p. 16.
• Special scientific report--wildlife / U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, D.C.: The Service, 1949- url p. 557.
• Tetraonidae and phasianidae of the USSR: ecology and morphology / M.A. Kuzmina; scientific editor Douglas Siegel-Causey; [translators, P.M. Rao and D. Siegel-Causey]. Washington, D.C.: National Science Foundation, 1992. url .
• The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Africa IUCN url p. 279, p. 30.
• The Marine Mammal Commission compendium of selected treaties, international agreements, and other relevant documents on marine resources, wildlife, and the environment / compiled by Richard L. Wallace. Washington, D.C.: The Commission; 1994 url p. 563.
• World Checklist of Threatened Birds Joint Nature Conservation Committee url p. 67.

Notes

Contributors

• BirdLife International 2006. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• BirdLife International 2008. Afropavo congensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
• Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:

• BeBIF Provider: Royal Museum of Central Africa - Albertian Rift Birds (ENBI wp13)

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 11925
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-553890
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 553890
• IUCN ID: 189183
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 651

Footnotes

1. BirdLife International 2008. Afropavo congensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 January 2012. [back]

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