Bornean Peacock-pheasant
A species of Peacock-pheasants Scientific name : Polyplectron schleiermacheri Genus : Peacock-pheasants
Bornean Peacock-pheasant, A species of Peacock-pheasants
Botanical name: Polyplectron schleiermacheri
Genus: Peacock-pheasants
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Description General Info
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Description
The pheasant is up to 50 cm long, rufous brown and black spotted, with an elongated crest and nape feathers, black below and bare red skin around bluish iris eye. The breast sides are metallic blue-green, bordering the white throat and central upper breast. Its twenty-two tail feathers are decorated with large blue-green ocelli, which may be spread fan-like in display. The female is smaller and duller brown than the male. It has a brown iris and no spurs on its feet. 
Size
50 cm
General Info
Species Status
Because of ongoing habitat loss, small population size, and limited range, the Bornean peacock-pheasant is evaluated as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Family
Phasianidae Genus
Peacock-pheasants Species
Bornean Peacock-pheasant 
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