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	Congo (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		██ Republic of the Congo██ Democratic Republic of the Congo
		Belgian Congo, former colony of Belgium in the present-day area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
		Kongo Kingdom, the state that was eventually divided by European colonizers, between the Portuguese (Portuguese Congo (presently Cabinda) and Angola), the Belgians (the initial part of the Congo Free State/Belgian Congo), and the French (initial part of French Congo).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Congo_(disambiguation) (276 words)

	Congo Peafowl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Inhabits and endemic to lowland rainforests of Congo River Basin in central Democratic Republic of the Congo.
		It has characteristics of both the peafowl and the guineafowl, which may indicate that the Congo Peafowl is a link between the two families.
		Kimball, R.T, Braun, E.L. and J. Ligon (1997) Resolution of the phylogenetic position of the Congo peafowl, Afropavo congensis: a biogeographic and evolutionary enigma.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Congo_Peafowl (321 words)

	Peafowl - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The peafowl are the three species of bird in the genera Pavo and Afropavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae.
		Peafowl are an ancient and isolated group of largely terrestrial Galliform birds belonging to the Pavoninidae.
		Peafowl differ from pheasants but are similar to monals and tragopans in their ability to climb altitudinally on the wing so that they may have sufficient lift to enable soaring.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Peafowl (1478 words)

	Congo - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Congo, Democratic Republic of the, republic, central Africa, bordered on the north by the Central African Republic and Sudan; on the east by Uganda,...
		Congo, Republic of the, republic, west-central Africa, bordered on the north by Cameroon and the Central African Republic, on the east and south by...
		Congo, river, primarily in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaïre), the second longest river in Africa, and one of the longest in the...
	au.encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/searchdetail.aspx?q=Congo&pg=1&grp=art (247 words)

	Peafowl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Peafowl are unusual amongst the Galliformes in their capacity for sustained flight.
		Chicks of Indian Peafowl are sometimes carried on the backs of the parent birds as they fly into the security of a tree to roost.
		Peafowl are capable of reproducing at the age of 2.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peafowl (1283 words)

	Peacock (bird) - Search View - MSN Encarta
		The third species, the Congo peafowl, is known only from the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC, formerly Zaire).
		Peafowl build their nests on the ground or in the low branches of trees.
		The common, or Indian, peafowl is classified as Pavo cristatus; the green peafowl as Pavo muticus; and the Congo peafowl as Afropavo congensis.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /text_761555444__1/Peacock_(bird).html (404 words)

	Peafowl
		The rule of thumb in brooding peafowl chicks is to start the chicks out with a brooder temperature of 95 degrees F and decrease this temperature by 5 degrees for every week of age.
		Since peafowl are members of the pheasant family, their diet should be structured with this in mind rather than feeding them like a person would feed a chicken.
		The housing requirements for peafowl are dictated by the age of the birds.
	www.peafowl.org /ARTICLES/14 (1938 words)

	History of Peafowl in Captivity
		Peafowl belong to the same family of birds as pheasants and chickens- phasianidae.
		It would be stretching the imagination to say the Congo peafowl has been domesticated to anything other than a very limited degree.
		Those of you more learned in peafowl history than I may wish to enlighten us on this, but I believe the flshoulder mutation dates back to approximately 1830 and was documented in the U.S. Turning to the whites and pieds, there most likely are a few whites occurring in the wild.
	www.peafowl.org /ARTICLES/12 (1078 words)

	Congo Peafowl Stamps
		The Asiatic Peafowls or Peacocks (Pavo muticus and Pavo cristatus) are among the most famous birds in the world.
		Little is known of the life of the Congo Peafowl in the wild.
		The Congo peafowl is endangered because of habitat destruction.
	www.pibburns.com /cryptost/congopea.htm (460 words)

	Informat.io on Peafowl
		The peafowl consist of three species of bird in the genera Pavo and Afropavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae.
		The typical Asiatic peafowl belonging to the genus Pavo and include the familiar Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus and the much less well-known Dragonbirds or Green Peafowl Pavo muticus.
		The Indian Peafowl is the national bird of Sri Lanka and India.
	www.informat.io /?title=peafowl (1398 words)

	Congo Peafowl
		Congo Peafowl are found in the wild only in the rainforests of the Congo Basin in Africa.
		Not very much is known about this type of peafowl, which was discovered in 1936.These peafowl live in small groups, consisting of a male and a few females.
		Origin: Congo Peafowl are found in the wild only in the Congo Basin in Africa.
	peacockgirl.tripod.com /Peafowl_Variet/Congox.html (214 words)

	WAZA - World Association of Zoos and Aquariums - Virtual Zoo
		The colour of male Congo peafowl is mostly dark blue all over with a metallic green and purple tinge.
		Congo peafowl inhabit primary lowland rain forest up to an altitude of 1200 m.
		The Congo peafowl is a vulnerable species with a population of probably less than 10'000, and its habitat is threatened.
	www.waza.org /virtualzoo/factsheet.php?id=214-003-100-001&view=Galliformes (313 words)

	Animals of Habitat Africa! The Forest
		It is the national symbol of the Democratic Republic of Congo, revered and protected as a source of national pride.
		The Forest are the Congo peafowl and Lady Ross’ turaco.
		Killifish are native to temporary streams in the forests of coastal lowlands from northern Gabon to lower Congo.
	www.brookfieldzoo.org /pagegen/generate.asp?pageid=380 (2327 words)

	★ White Peafowl - Peacock Photograph - Featherdale Wildlife Park, Australia
		Unlike the somewha similar Ring-neck Pheasant, Peafowls are obligate predators.
		Though it is often written that peafowl are polygnous in nature, it is almost impossible to distinguish juvenile and subadult green peafowls from their mothers.
		In captivty, Green Peafowls and African Peafowl are monogamous with males assisting in nest defense,chick rearing, and chick brooding.
	www.australian1.com /Australian_Photos/Featherdale_Wildlife_Park/White_Peacock.html (1125 words)

	Peacocks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In comparison to its colorful kin, the Congo peacock is dowdy.
		Peafowl take care of their feathers by preening.
		Peafowl can still fly while they are molting, beacuse their flight feathers are replaced
	hometown.aol.com /babu/bioproject.html (719 words)

	Peacock King
		Peafowl are native to southern India, and Sri Lanka.
		Peafowl is the common name for three birds belonging to the pheasant family.
		The Congo peafowl is native to the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
	www.gotbirdsonline.com /peacock/white-peacock/peacock-king.shtml (150 words)

	Peafowl - National Zoo\| FONZ
		Blue peafowl are common in open forests near streams in India where they are the national bird and in Sri Lanka.
		Another relative, the Congo peafowl (Afropavo congensis), is a rainforest resident, and the only one of about 50 species of pheasant native to Africa.
		Peafowl are the largest members of the family Phasianidae, a group that includes about 155 species of pheasants, peacock-pheasants, junglefowl, and partridges.
	nationalzoo.si.edu /Publications/ZooGoer/2000/3/peafowl.cfm (887 words)

	Congo Peafowl, Afropavo congensis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		This species shows characteristics of both peafowl and guineafowl, perhaps a historic link between the two families.
		Congo Peafowl SSP - Species Survival Plan fact sheet by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association.
		Saint Louis Zoo - The St. Louis Zoo is home to many species of pheasants, including the rare Congo Peafowl.
	www.gbwf.org /pheasants/congo.html (364 words)

	Aves
		Somatic chromosomes of the Congo peafowl (Afropavo congensis) and their bearing on the species' affinities: Condor 83(3) 1981: 204-208, Illustr.
		Resolution of the phylogenetic position of the Congo peafowl, Afropavo congensis: A biogeographic and evolutionary enigma.
		Congenital extra-hepatic biliary cyst in a Congo African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus erithacus): Avian Diseases 34(2) 1990: 497-500, Illustr.
	diglib1.amnh.org /resources/bibliography/bibliographies/aves.htm (5619 words)

	Brenda, Here is some info. on Peafowl we talked about. and the link to site. -- THE BROODER BOX
		Peafowl normally reach breeding age at two years.
		> > The rule of thumb in brooding peafowl chicks is to >start the chicks out with a brooder temperature of 95 >degrees F and decrease this temperature by 5 degrees >for every week of age.
		> >HOUSING > > The housing requirements for peafowl are dictated >by the age of the birds.
	www.voy.com /98037/19.html (4000 words)

	Peafowl Links
		There are a lot of really great peafowl sites out there on the web, and if you can't find something you need on my site, they may be the place to turn.
		The owner of the site tells her own peafowl experiences and relates her knowledge of these birds she has gained through raising them.
		A page describing a flock of tame turned wild peafowl that have become to many a nuisance in a section of New Zealand, although many enjoy their presence.
	peacockgirl.tripod.com /Peafowl_Info/Peacock_Linksx.html (913 words)

	Conservation
		A regional vegetation map was produced of a part of the Congo Basin covering about 20 million ha by the combination of the best sensors used in the present study.
		As urban populations continue to grow and economies revitalise, unless action is taken to alter the demand for, and the supply of bushmeat, the forests of the Congo Basin will be progressively stripped of certain wildlife species, risking their extirpation or extinction, and the loss of values they confer to local economies.
		Abstract: Projected rates of agricultural clearing in the Ituri Forest of north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo range from 0 to 0.1 per cent per year and suggest that deforestation for subsistence agriculture is not an immediate threat to the integrity of the Okapi Wildlife Reserve (OWR).
	diglib1.amnh.org /resources/bibliography/bibliographies/conservation.htm (10852 words)

	Gilman International Conservation
		The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has a number of globally important flagship species, the best known being the bonobo or pygmy chimpanzee, the eastern lowland gorilla, the Congo peafowl, the fishing genet, the northern white rhino, and the okapi, all of them endemic (only found in the DRC) and of great international significance.
		The Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) is the most biologically diverse country in Africa with the largest portion of the continent's tropical forests and tops the list for Africa in virtually every group of organisms except plants (second to South Africa).
		One of the most important centers of plant and animal diversity in the Congo rainforest is the lowland Ituri Forest.
	www.giconline.org /diversity.htm (859 words)

	Peafowl
		Strictly speaking, peacocks are male peafowl, and peahens are female peafowl.
		The blue peafowl is also known as the India blue peafowl or the common peafowl.
		A feather embarked the discovery of the Congo peafowl.
	www.edhelper.com /AnimalReadingComprehension_96_1.html (363 words)

	Independent Study Fair Report
		Mary and I thought peafowl would be cool to study because we both wanted to learn about a beautiful bird.
		Mary and I were curious about peafowl and how they live so we decided to study peafowl.
		Congo peafowl live in the Rainforest in Africa.
	www.oberlin.k12.oh.us /talent/isp/reports2000/mary.mia.peacocks (544 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The acronym "Lukuru" is derived from the names of the two major navigable water routes within the Zone, the Lukenie (which divides the Zone in half) and Sankuru (which defines the southern territorial limit of the Zone) Rivers.
		LWRP activities will continue with emphasis on habituating resident bonobos, conducting regional expeditions to survey for the presence and abundance of bonobo concentrations, meeting with local officials to involve them in LWRP status, and conducting educational campaign meetings locally and throughout distant villages within the Project area.
		They are only found within a confined geographic range south of the Congo River, territory managed by a single national government who have been experiencing traumatic unrest during the recent decade.
	members.aol.com /jat434/index (918 words)

	The Peacock information center web page!
		This DVD is a companion to the two best selling peafowl books, The Wacky World Of Peafowl, Volume 1, first published in 1986 and The Wacky World Of Peafowl, Volume 2, first published 1990 and the Peafowl Report Newsletter founded in 1991 and is still going strong today after 16 years.
		The Wacky World Of Peafowl DVD was produced, written, directed and filmed by Dennis M. Fett and his wife Debra Joan Buck right on their own peacock farm in Minden, Iowa.
		Finally, The Wacky World of Peafowl DVD is also for anyone in the city who always wanted a peacock but unable to have them where they live.
	www.peafowl.com (1619 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		Located in the heart of the great Congo basin rainforest, the Odzala National Park, recently extended to cover 13.600 km2, is one of Africa's least known and most extraordinary tropical forest ecosystems...
		Notable birds include: the endemic Congo peafowl (Afropavo congensis), cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis), yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis), and fl stork (Ciconia nigra)...
		Virunga National Park (covering an area of 790,000 ha) comprises an outstanding diversity of habitats, ranging from swamps and steppes to the snowfields of Rwenzori at an altitude of over 5,000 m, and from lava plains to the savannahs on the slopes of volcanoes.
	www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/africa/congo.html (1060 words)

	Re: Brenda, Here is some info. on Peafowl we talked about. and the link to site. -- THE BROODER BOX
		>peafowl are purchased or raised for breeding purposes,
		>peafowl are members of the pheasant family, their diet
		>peafowl healthy is to worm them at least twice a year.
	www.voy.com /98037/181.html (3462 words)

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		The Asian peacocks are noted for their resplendent trains of long upper tail coverts, which conceal their relatively short tails, andare raised and spread in strutting displays.
		Peafowl build their nests on the ground or in the low branches of trees.The birds subsist on an omnivorous diet of worms, insects, small snakes, and seeds.The common peafowl has been domesticated in many parts of the world, and there are feral populations in the Hawaiian Islands.
		The common, or Indian, peafowl is classified as Pavo cristatus; the green peafowl as Pavo muticus; and the Congo peafowl as Afropavo congensis.PeacockThe male peacock’s elongated upper tail feathers and brilliant colors are used to attractfemales during courtship.
	meltingpot.fortunecity.com /reinli/260/birds2.html (895 words)

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