Mountain Peacock-Pheasant - Polyplectron inopinatum

Length M: 1.0-1.3 ft (32.0-40.0 cm), F: 8.7-10.8 in (22.0-27.5 cm)
Clutch Size 2
Chicks at birth Precocial
IUCN Conservation Status Vulnerable
Continents:AS
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The Mountain Peacock-Pheasant is also known as the Rothschild's Peacock-Pheasant or the Mirror Pheasant. They are endemic to the mountain forests of the central Malay Peninsula. The sexes are somewhat similar, but the male has spur on his legs.

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