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Grey Peacock-Pheasant
Polyplectron bicalcaratum (Linnaeus, 1758)
≈46 cmLength468 gWeight
This large gray-brown pheasant has green eyespots and a long, fluffy crest.
Busiest months: February–March · Most records: Thailand, India, China
How to identify
Field marks
- Gray-brown, with green eyespots
- Long, fluffy crest on the crown
- Bare skin on the face pink or yellow
- Throat white; iris, bill and legs and feet gray
Male, female and young
Sexes fairly similar, but female smaller, darker and with fewer ornamental feathers; juvenile resembles the female.
Where and when it's recorded
Grey Peacock-Pheasant has been recorded at 55 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 8 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
To protect this bird from disturbance, we don't list exact sites.
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The grey peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum), also known as Burmese peacock-pheasant, is a large Asian member of the order Galliformes.
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Questions
How big is the Grey Peacock-Pheasant?
The Grey Peacock-Pheasant is about ≈46 cm long and weighs around 468 g.
Where does the Grey Peacock-Pheasant live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: Sikkim to central Vietnam. It is most often recorded in Thailand, India and China.
When is the best time to see the Grey Peacock-Pheasant?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February and March (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Grey Peacock-Pheasant endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Grey Peacock-Pheasant as Least Concern.
What does the Grey Peacock-Pheasant eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Grey Peacock-Pheasant in?
It belongs to the family Pheasants & Allies (Phasianidae), order Galliformes.
At a glance
- Length
- ≈46 cm
- Weight
- 468 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 201 mm
- Tail
- 276 mm
- Bill
- 24 mm
- Tarsus
- 67 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: Sikkim to central Vietnam
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Pheasants & Allies Phasianidae
- Genus
- Polyplectron
Other birds in the genus Polyplectron
Palawan Peacock-PheasantPolyplectron napoleonis
Bornean Peacock-PheasantPolyplectron schleiermacheri
Malayan Peacock-PheasantPolyplectron malacense
Germain's Peacock-PheasantPolyplectron germaini
Hainan Peacock-PheasantPolyplectron katsumatae
Mountain Peacock-PheasantPolyplectron inopinatum
Sumatran Peacock-PheasantPolyplectron chalcurum
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Ferruginous PartridgeCaloperdix oculeus
Crested PartridgeRollulus rouloul
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