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Grey peacock-pheasant
łac. Polyplectron bicalcaratum, Linnaeus, 1758
It lives in evergreen, dense forests up to 2000 m above sea level. It is mostly active in the morning and afternoon. The grey peacock-pheasant sleeps in trees, a few metres above the ground. The courtship displays of the males belong to the most beautiful among pheasants. Their shiny tail covered with metallised eyespots, spread out in the shape of a fan, resembles a peacock train.
Distribution: southern Asia, India all the way to the Himalayas, Myanmar, Mainland Southeast Asia
male
body length: 56–76 cm
wing length: 21–24 cm
body mass: 0,6–0,91 kg
female
body length: 48–55 cm
wing length: 17–21 cm
body mass: 0,46–0,5 kg