Sumatran Peacock-Pheasant
Polyplectron chalcurumLesson, RP, 1831
English (US) Sumatran Peacock-Pheasant
The Sumatran Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron chalcurum) 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.
- Scientific name
- Polyplectron chalcurum
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sumatran Peacock-Pheasant
- Described by
- Lesson, RP, 1831
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Polyplectron chalcurum scutulatum
- Polyplectron chalcurum chalcurum
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Polyplectrum chalcurum
- Described by
- Lesson, RP, 1831
- Type locality
- Java = Sumatra.
- Original description
- Traité d'Ornithologie, ou Tableau Méthodique des ordres, sous-ordres, familles, tribus, genres, sous-genres et races d'oiseaux livr.7 p.487
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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