Mountain peacock-pheasant  (Polyplectron inopinatum)

Species information

Videos and images

Authentication

Authenticated (17/12/2005) by Gary Robbins, Vice President of the World Pheasant Association, Co-chair of the EAZA Galliformes Taxon Advisory Group, and ESB keeper for the Malaysian peacock-pheasant, mountain peacock-pheasant and the Malaysian great argus.
http://www.pheasant.org.uk/

Glossary

Mantle: In birds, the wings, shoulder feathers and back, when coloured differently from the rest of the body.
Ocelli: An eyelike spot of colour, such as those on the tail of the peacock.
Re-introduction: An attempt to establish a native species back into an area where it previously occurred.
Territorial: An animal, a pair of animals or a colony that occupies and defends an area.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (May, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. BirdLife International (November, 2005)
    http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=276&m=0
  3. CITES (November, 2005)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. gbwf.org (November, 2005)
    http://www.gbwf.org/pheasants/index.html
  5. Robbins, G. (2005) Pers. Comm.
  6. The Wildlife Park at Cricket St Thomas (November, 2005)
    http://www.cstwp.co.uk/malay.html
  7. Corder, J. (2006) Pers. Comm.