Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)

Grey Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum) - HBW 2, p. 547

French: Éperonnier chinquis German: Grauer Pfaufasan Spanish: Espolonero Chinquis
Other common names: Iris/Chinquis Peacock-pheasant

Taxonomy: Pavo bicalcaratus Linnaeus, 1758, China; error = Thoungyah, Burma.
Sometimes considered to form a superspecies with P. germaini. Five subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

bakeri Lowe, 1925 - hills of NE India and Bhutan, from Sikkim E to Manipur, and maybe on into Burma.
bailyi Lowe, 1925 - unknown; thought to occur in W Assam or E Himalayas.
bicalcaratum (Linnaeus, 1758) - W & S Burma E through CS China (W Yunnan) to NW Vietnam and SE to SW Thailand (N of Isthmus of Kra).

See all 5 subspecies

bakeri Lowe, 1925 - hills of NE India and Bhutan, from Sikkim E to Manipur, and maybe on into Burma.
bailyi Lowe, 1925 - unknown; thought to occur in W Assam or E Himalayas.
bicalcaratum (Linnaeus, 1758) - W & S Burma E through CS China (W Yunnan) to NW Vietnam and SE to SW Thailand (N of Isthmus of Kra).
ghigii Delacour & Jabouille, 1924 - N & C Vietnam and C Laos.
katsumatae Rothschild, 1906 - Hainan I (S China).