Wildlifeof Thailand
Mountain Peacock-Pheasant
Phasianidae
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Polyplectron inopinatum
Basic stats
Diet
Invertebrates, fruit and seeds
Habitat
Montane forest
Range
Central Malay Peninsula
Size
Male 65cm; female 46cm
The mountain peacock-pheasant is a dark, finely barred pheasant with blue-green eye-spots on its mantle, wings and tail. The male is larger and displays by raising and spreading the spotted feathers. It is restricted to montane forest in the central Malay Peninsula, where it walks quietly through dense undergrowth and leaf litter for invertebrates, fallen fruit and seeds (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Near Threatened (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Mountain Peacock-Pheasant eat?
- Invertebrates, fruit and seeds
- What habitat does the Mountain Peacock-Pheasant live in?
- Montane forest
- Where is the Mountain Peacock-Pheasant found?
- Central Malay Peninsula
- How big is the Mountain Peacock-Pheasant?
- Male 65cm; female 46cm