Wildlifeof Bhutan
Grey Peacock-Pheasant
Pheasants, Partridges & Quails
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Polyplectron bicalcaratum
Basic stats
Diet
Seeds, termites, fruits and invertebrates
Habitat
Lowland and hill forest
Range
Bangladesh, north-east India and Southeast Asia, excluding most of Indochina and the Malay Peninsula
Clutch size
Usually 2 eggs
Size
Up to 76cm
The grey peacock-pheasant, also called the Burmese peacock-pheasant, is a large pheasant up to 76cm long. It is greyish brown with finely spotted green eyespots, an elongated bushy crest, bare pink or yellow facial skin, a white throat, and grey iris, bill and legs. The female is smaller, darker and less ornamented than the male, and the young resemble her (Wikipedia, general species account).
It lives in lowland and hill forests of Bangladesh, north-east India and Southeast Asia. The diet consists mainly of seeds, termites, fruits and invertebrates, and the female usually lays two eggs. The account opened does not name Bhutan, so its occurrence there is flagged for checking.
Quick answers
- What does the Grey Peacock-Pheasant eat?
- Seeds, termites, fruits 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, excluding most of Indochina and the Malay Peninsula
- How many eggs does the Grey Peacock-Pheasant lay?
- Usually 2 eggs
- How big is the Grey Peacock-Pheasant?
- Up to 76cm