text: The term peafowl can refer to the two species of bird in the genus Pavo of the pheasant family , Phasianidae . The African Congo Peafowl is placed in its own genus Afropavo and is not dealt with here .
simplified: There are two species of Peafowl : the Asiatic peafowl ( Pavo ) or the Congo Peafowl ( Afropavo ) .