Habitat
Montane, dipterocarp-dominated evergreen and semi-evergreen forest, including logged secondary forest and thorny bamboo brakes, in both damp and dry areas. From sea-level - 1,400 m.
Southern Vietnam north to 14o north, in south-central Annam. Reports claiming that species also occurs in Kampuchea and Thailand are disputed.
Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status NT
Forest loss and fragmentation through commercial logging and resettlement programmes, hunting with guns and snares, are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Germain's Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron germaini) [XC100309]
by Patrik \u00c5berg from Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area - ONP Trail, Cambodia (call)
Germain's Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron germaini) [XC366011]
by Craig Robson from Cat Tien National Park, Cochinchina, Vietnam (call)
Subspecies
Sometimes considered to form a superspecies with Grey Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum).
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Male smaller and darker than Grey Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum) with finer, denser, pale markings and darker, more greenish-blue ocelli (often appear darker purple). Much darker head and neck with more distinct pale bars, dull blood-red facial skin, no crest and white restricted to upper throat. Female distinctly darker and more uniform overall than Grey Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum), with smaller, rather pointed, and much more defined ocelli on upperside. Lacks obvious pale scaling above, head more distinctly pale barred or speckled, with white restricted to upper throat.
References
See References.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet