Bornean Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron schleiermacheri)

Family
Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)

Size
35.50 - 50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Br�ggemann, 1877

Habitat
Lowland plain and lowland dipterocarp forest on moderately fertile soils. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B).

Borneo. Exact distribution uncertain.

Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 2,499 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
Habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation due to large-scale commercial logging, widespread clearance for plantations of rubber and oil-palm, and hunting with snares, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A series of increasingly loud, harsh cackles, typical of the genus. Also a loud disyllabic crow, 'kank kank', with an almost quacking quality to it.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (30)...)

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron schleiermacheri) [XC792983]
by Lim Ying Hien from Beluran District (near Beluran), Bahagian Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia (call)

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron schleiermacheri) [XC69246]
by Frank Lambert from Sungai Wain Protection Forest, East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia (song)

Subspecies
Has been considered a subspecies of Malayan Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron malacense), but a phylogenetic analysis of male morphology indicates that it is better treated as a full species. Forms superspecies with Malayan Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron malacense) and some authors also include Palawan Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Bornean Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron schleiermacheri) - 10 files

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