Grey Peacock-Pheasant

Polyplectron bicalcaratum(Linnaeus, C, 1758)

English (US) Gray Peacock-Pheasant

UK name: Grey Peacock-Pheasant

The Grey Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) in the order Galliformes.

Range: northeastern India and Bhutan eastward to far southern China, southward to the base of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, central Laos, and central VietnamRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name: Polyplectron bicalcaratum
Family: Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
Order: Galliformes
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
English (US): Gray Peacock-Pheasant
English (UK): Grey Peacock-Pheasant
Described by: (Linnaeus, C, 1758)

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Taxonomic history

First described as: Pavo bicalcaratus
Described by: (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Type locality: China, error, restricted type locality, Thoungyah, Burma, Lowe, antea, p. 477.
Original description: Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.156

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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