Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
Malaysian Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron malacense) - HBW 2, p. 548
French: Éperonnier malais
German: Malaienpfaufasan
Spanish: Espolonero Malayo
Other common names: Malay(an)/Crested Peacock-pheasant
Taxonomy: Pavo malacensis Scopoli, 1786, East Indies = Malacca.
Forms superspecies with P. schleiermacheri and possibly P. emphanum. P. schleiermacheri has been considered race of present species. Monotypic.
Distribution: Malay Peninsula (almost exclusively S of Isthmus of Kra) in extreme S Burma, S Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia. Possibly extinct in Thailand. Sumatra has traditionally been included in species' distribution, but there is no evidence to support this claim.
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A male displaying in front of a female Locality Somerset, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
John Corder 31 March 2006 6 years ago 33 sec 4.3 -
A male preening Locality Bronx Zoo, New York City, New York, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 24 June 2005 6 years ago 25 sec 4.3 -
A male and a female displaying. Locality Somerset, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
John Corder 1 July 2008 4 years ago 50 sec 4.3 -
The nocturnal call of a mature male Locality Somerset, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
John Corder 31 March 2006 6 years ago 22 sec 4.2 -
A pair displaying. Locality Somerset, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
John Corder 1 July 2008 4 years ago 59 sec 4 -
A male foraging on the ground and a close-up of its plumage. Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 18 October 2011 1 year ago 22 sec 3.8
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Adult male display to a female.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 4 July 2010 33 weeks ago 4.7 -
A closeup of a male
Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore (Monotypic species)
Jonathan Beilby 8 August 2008 4 years ago 4 -
Adult bird on a ground.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 15 October 2011 1 year ago 3.8 -
An adult male on the ground.
Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 18 October 2011 1 year ago 3.4 -
Adult male in its courtship display.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 4 July 2010 2 years ago 3.2 -
A female on the ground.
Locality El Nido Aviary, Ixtapaluca, Mexico State, Mexico (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 April 1993 24 weeks ago 3
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Alarm calls given in response to playback of song. Locality Taman Negara National Park, Peninsular Malaysia
(Monotypic species)
Sam Woods 1 June 2008 3 years ago 4
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