Congo peafowl  (Afropavo congensis)

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Glossary

  • Endemic: a species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (May, 2006)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Delacour, J. (1951) The Pheasants of the World.Country Life Ltd., London.
  3. Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (July, 2006)
    http://www.durrellwildlife.org/upload/MainSite/Documents/pdfs/Congo%20peafowl.pdf
  4. gbwf.org: Dedicated to the Aviculture and Conservation of the World’s Galliformes (July, 2006)
    http://www.gbwf.org/pheasants/congo.html
  5. Kimball, R.T., Braun, E.L. and Ligon, J.D. (1997) Resolution of the phylogenetic position of the Congo peafowl, Afropavo congensis: a biogeographic and evolutionary enigma. Proc. R. Soc. L., 264: 1517 - 1523. Available at: http://www.zoo.ufl.edu/ebraun/Papers/KBL97.pdf
  6. BirdLife International (July, 2006)
    http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=284&m=0
  7. Zoological Museum of the University of Amsterdam (ZMA) (July, 2006)
    http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/zma3d/detail.php?id=144&sort=taxon&type=family
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