Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
Mountain Peacock-Pheasant
Polyplectron inopinatum
NTNear Threatened Endemic to Malaysia
- Family
- Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies (Phasianidae)
- Order
- Galliformes
Overview
The mountain peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum), also known as Rothschild's peacock-pheasant or mirror pheasant, is a medium-sized, up to 65 cm long, blackish brown pheasant. It is with small ocelli, long graduated tail feathers, and both sexes are similar. The male has metallic blue ocelli on upperparts, green ocelli on tail of twenty feathers and two spurs on legs. Female has black ocelli on upperparts, unspurred legs and tail of eighteen feathers.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Montane forest of Malay Peninsula.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Mountain peacock-pheasant
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
