Mountain Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum)

Other Names (World)
Mountain Peacock-Pheasant, Rothschild's Peacock-Pheasant, Mirror Peacock-Pheasant, Malayan Peacock-Pheasant

Family
Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)

Size
46 - 65 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Rothschild, 1903)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lower and upper montane evergreen forest. From 820 - 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Malaysia (B) (R), Thailand.

Mountains of Main Range, Peninsular Malaysia.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction and fragmentation through conversion to agriculture is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Territorial call of the male is a series of 1 - 4 fairly loud, harsh clucks and squawks.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (9)...)

Mountain Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum) [XC206652]
by Frank Lambert from Genting Highlands, Bentong, Selangor, Malaysia (call)

Mountain Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum) [XC820816]
by David Boyle from Bishop Trail (Fraser's Hill), Pahang, Malaysia (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Similar Species
From allopatric Malayan Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron malacense) by much smaller, dark bluish ocelli on upperside, strong chestnut tinge to lower upperparts, darker tail with no obvious rings around dark green ocelli, dark greyish head and neck with whitish speckles and blackish underparts. Females have smaller black ocelli and shorter, less graduated tail with almost no ocelli.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Mountain Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum) - 10 files

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