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.^[2] It is one of three peafowl species and the only member of the subfamily Pavoninaenative to Africa.^[3] It is listed as Near Threatenedon the IUCN Red List.^[1]

Congo peafowl Temporal range: Late Pleistocene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
A pair at Antwerp Zoo, with male left and female right.
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]