Wildlifeof India
Grey Peacock-Pheasant
Pheasants, Partridges & Quails
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Polyplectron bicalcaratum
Basic stats
Diet
Seeds, termites, fruit and invertebrates
Habitat
Lowland and hill forest
Range
Bangladesh, north-east India and Southeast Asia
Clutch size
Usually 2 eggs
Size
Up to 76cm
The grey peacock-pheasant, or Burmese peacock-pheasant, is a large pheasant up to 76 cm long, greyish brown with finely spotted green eyespots, an elongated bushy crest, bare pink or yellow facial skin, a white throat, and a grey iris, bill and legs. The sexes are rather alike, but the female is smaller, darker and less ornamented. The young resemble the female (Wikipedia, general species account).
It lives in lowland and hill forests of Bangladesh, north-east India and Southeast Asia, but not most of Indochina or the Malay Peninsula. The diet is mainly seeds, termites, fruit and invertebrates, and the female usually lays two eggs. SoIB 2023 rates it a Moderate conservation priority, with a Restricted range of about 28,000 km² and insufficient data on trends (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).
Quick answers
- What does the Grey Peacock-Pheasant eat?
- Seeds, termites, fruit and invertebrates
- What habitat does the Grey Peacock-Pheasant live in?
- Lowland and hill forest
- Where is the Grey Peacock-Pheasant found?
- Bangladesh, north-east India and Southeast Asia
- How many eggs does the Grey Peacock-Pheasant lay?
- Usually 2 eggs
- How big is the Grey Peacock-Pheasant?
- Up to 76cm