Wildlifeof Malaysia
Mountain Peacock-Pheasant
Pheasants, Partridges & Quails
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Polyplectron inopinatum
Basic stats
Size
Up to 65cm
The mountain peacock-pheasant, also known as Rothschild's peacock-pheasant or mirror pheasant, is a medium-sized, blackish-brown pheasant up to 65 cm long, with small ocelli and long graduated tail feathers; both sexes are similar. The male has metallic blue ocelli on the upperparts, green ocelli on a tail of twenty feathers and two spurs on the legs, while the female has black ocelli on the upperparts (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- How big is the Mountain Peacock-Pheasant?
- Up to 65cm