Congo peafowl
| Congo peafowl Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| A pair at Antwerp Zoo, with male left and female right | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Tribe: | Pavonini |
| Genus: | Afropavo Chapin, 1936 |
| Species: | A. congensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Afropavo congensis Chapin, 1936 | |
The Congo peafowl (Afropavo congensis), also known as the African peafowl or mbulu by the Bakôngo, is a species of peafowl native to the Congo Basin. It is one of three peafowl species and the only member of the subfamily Pavoninae native to Africa. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.