Grey Peacock-pheasant
A species of Peacock-pheasants, Also known as Grey Peacock Pheasants Scientific name : Polyplectron bicalcaratum Genus : Peacock-pheasants
Grey Peacock-pheasant, A species of Peacock-pheasants
Also known as:
Grey Peacock Pheasants
Botanical name: Polyplectron bicalcaratum
Genus: Peacock-pheasants
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Description General Info
Photo By Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok 
Description
It is a large pheasant, up to 76 cm long and greyish brown with finely spotted green eyespots, an elongated bushy crest, bare pink or yellow facial skin, white throat, and grey iris, bill and legs. The sexes are rather similar, but the female is smaller, darker and less ornamented than the male. The young resemble the female. 
Size
48 - 76 cm
Nest Placement
Ground
Feeding Habits
Grey Peacock-pheasant primarily feeds on a variety of insects, including ants, termites, and grubs, as well as seeds, fruit, and small animals. It forages on the forest floor, often scratching at the leaf litter to uncover hidden food sources.
Habitat
Grey Peacock-pheasant is primarily found in dense evergreen and semi-evergreen forests with a significant presence of undergrowth bamboo. These birds prefer habitats up to 1400 meters in elevation broadly but can be found at higher altitudes up to 1700 meters in some regions. Grey Peacock-pheasant is also known to inhabit degraded and burnt secondary forest areas, as well as relict forest patches.
Dite type
Omnivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Distribution Area
The grey peacock-pheasant is distributed in lowland and hill forests of Bangladesh, Northeast India and Southeast Asia, but excluding most of Indochina as well as the entire Malayan Peninsula. The diet consists mainly of seeds, termites, fruits and invertebrates. The female usually lays two eggs.
Species Status
Widespread throughout its large range, the grey peacock-pheasant is evaluated as a Species of Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on CITES Appendix II, restricting trade in wild-caught birds to preserve its stocks.
Photo By Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Family
Phasianidae Genus
Peacock-pheasants Species
Grey Peacock-pheasant 
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