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Congo peafowl
The Congo peafowl (''Afropavo congensis''), known as the ''mbulu'' by the Congolese, is a species of peafowl native to the Congo Basin.〔Dowsett, R. J.; Forbes-Watson, A. D. 1993. Checklist of birds of the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Tauraco Press, Li〕 It is one of three extant species of peafowl, the other two being the Indian peafowl (originally of India and Sri Lanka) and the green peafowl (native to Burma and Indochina).
==History==
Very little is known about this species. It was only recorded as a species in 1936 by Dr. James Chapin after his failed search for the elusive okapi. Dr. Chapin noticed that the native Congolese headdresses contained long reddish-brown feathers that he couldn't identify with any previously known species of bird. Later, Chapin visited the Royal Museum of Central Africa and saw two stuffed specimens with similar feathers labeled as the 'Indian peacock' which he later discovered to be the Congo peacock, a completely different species. In 1955 Chapin managed to find seven specimens of the species alive. The Congo peacock has physical characteristics of both the peafowl and the guineafowl, which may indicate that the Congo peacock is a link between the two families.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.waza.org/en/zoo/choose-a-species/birds/pheasants-grouse-chickens-quails-and-relatives-galliformes/afropavo-congensis )〕
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