Palawan peacock-pheasant
SpeciesBirds
A vulnerable pheasant endemic to Palawan, Philippines
1.25Uncommon
Uncommon
Palawan peacock-pheasant
- Birds
The Palawan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis) is a medium-sized bird in the family Phasianidae, endemic to Palawan in the Philippines. Males have black bodies, blue wing markings, a speckled grayish back and tail with blue eyespots, white facial markings and red eye-rings. Females are mostly brown with white faces. The species is threatened by habitat loss, illegal wildlife trade and hunting, and is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.
- Scientific name
- Polyplectron napoleonis
- Range
- Palawan, Philippines
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Palawan peacock-pheasant (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q591987
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By User:Dante Alighieri. CC BY-SA 3.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsUser:Dante Alighieri, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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