Palawan Peacock Pheasant
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| Polyplectron napoleonis Lesson, 1831 |
The Palawan Peacock Pheasant, Polyplectron napoleonis also known as Napoleon Peacock Pheasant is a medium-sized, up to 50cm long, bird in the family Phasianidae.
The male is the handsomest and most peacock-like member of genus Polyplectron. It has an erectile crest, white stripe over eye, and highly iridescence metallic green and black plumage. The tail feathers are decorated with large blue-green ocelli, which may be spread fan-like in courtship display. The female is smaller than male. It has a dark brown plumage with short crest, and whitish on throat, cheeks and eyebrow.
A Philippines endemic, the Palawan Peacock Pheasant is distributed to humid forests of Palawan Island in the southern part of Philippines archipelago. The female usually lays up to two eggs.
Due to ongoing habitat lost, small population size, limited range and exploitation, the Palawan Peacock Pheasant is evaluated as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix I of CITES.
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- BirdLife International (2004). Polyplectron napoleonis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 29 October 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is vulnerable
