Germain's peacock-pheasant  (Polyplectron germaini)

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Glossary

Dipterocarp: Tree of the family Dipterocarpaceae.
Montane forest: Forest occurring in the montane zone, a zone of cool upland slopes below the tree line dominated by large evergreen trees.
Secondary forest: Forest that has re-grown after a major disturbance, such as fire or timber harvest, but has not yet reached the mature state of primary forest.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (May, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Sargatal, J. (1994) Handbook of the Birds of the World - New World Vultures To Guineafowl. Vol. 2. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
  3. CITES (July, 2006)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Delacour, J. (1951) The Pheasants of the World. Country Life Ltd., London.
  5. gbwf.org: Dedicated to the Aviculture and Conservation of the World's Galliformes (August, 2006)
    http://www.gbwf.org/pheasants/germains.html
  6. BirdLife International. (2001) Threatened Birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book. BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.
  7. BirdLife International (August, 2006)
    http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=277&m=0
  8. Zoological Museum of the University of Amsterdam (ZMA) (August, 2006)
    http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/zma3d/detail.php?id=138&sort=taxon&type=family