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;[[:Category:Polyplectron|Polyplectron]] bicalcaratum | ;[[:Category:Polyplectron|Polyplectron]] bicalcaratum | ||
'''Includes: Hainan Peacock-Pheasant''' | '''Includes: Hainan Peacock-Pheasant''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Male 56-76cm; Female 50cm<br /> | + | Male 56-76cm (22-30 in); Female 50cm (20 in)<br /> |
'''Male:''' Greyish with a white-throat. Pinkish facial skin and green to purple ocelli above. <br /> | '''Male:''' Greyish with a white-throat. Pinkish facial skin and green to purple ocelli above. <br /> | ||
'''Female:''' Darker or plainer then the male, with less distinct [[Dictionary_M-O#O|ocelli]]. | '''Female:''' Darker or plainer then the male, with less distinct [[Dictionary_M-O#O|ocelli]]. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | North east [[India]] to south west [[China]], South East [[Asia]] and | + | North east [[India]] to south west [[China]], South East [[Asia]] and Hainan |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
Revision as of 19:26, 17 June 2015
- Polyplectron bicalcaratum
Includes: Hainan Peacock-Pheasant
Identification
Male 56-76cm (22-30 in); Female 50cm (20 in)
Male: Greyish with a white-throat. Pinkish facial skin and green to purple ocelli above.
Female: Darker or plainer then the male, with less distinct ocelli.
Distribution
North east India to south west China, South East Asia and Hainan
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- P. b. bakeri - north east India and Bhutan
- P. b. bailyi - Patchily distributed west Assam and adjacent east Himalayas
- P. b. bicalcaratum - North East Assam and Myanmar to south west Thailand and central Laos
- P. b. ghigii - Central and north Vietnam to east Tonkin and central Laos
- P. b. katsumatae - Hainan (south China) - sometimes split as Hainan Peacock-Pheasant
Habitat
Dense broadleaved evergreen forest.
Behaviour
Diet
Their varied diet consists of berries, fruits, seeds, figs, grubs and ants,.
Breeding
They display by erecting the small crest, fanning out his wings and tail, showing the female his Ocelli in all their glory.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015)
- BF Memember observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey Peacock-Pheasant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey_Peacock-Pheasant
