Grey Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum)

Other Names (World)
Grey Peacock-Pheasant, Gray Peacock-Pheasant, Iris Peacock-Pheasant, Chinquis Peacock-Pheasant

Family
Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)

Size
48.50 - 76 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest. From sea-level - 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China (mainland), India, Laos (B), Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (59)...)

Grey Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum) [XC703585]
by Bo Shunqi from Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary, Chittagong District, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh (call)

Grey Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum) [XC604150]
by Jelle Scharringa from Chong Yen, Mae Wong NP, Thailand (call)

Subspecies
Polyplectron bicalcaratum (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Grey Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum) and Hainan Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron katsumatae) following Chang et al. (2008) and Collar (2009) on the basis of genetic and morphological differences.

Sometimes considered to form a superspecies with Germain's Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron germaini).

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

bakeri (Linnaeus, 1758) - Hills of north-eastern India and Bhutan, from Sikkim east to Manipur, and maybe on into Burma.
bailyi Lowe, 1925 - Unknown; thought to occur in western Assam or eastern Himalayas.
bicalcaratum (Linnaeus, 1758) - Western and southern Burma east through central-southern China (western Yunnan) to north-western Vietnam and south-east to south-western Thailand (north of Isthmus of Kra).
ghigii Delacour and Jabouille, 1924 - Northern and central Vietnam and central Laos.
katsumatae Rothschild, 1906 - Hainan (southern China). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Hainan Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron katsumatae).

References
See References.

Files:

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