Thursday 2 October 2014

Mountain Peacock-pheasant

Order - Galliformes
Family - Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)
Mountain Peacock-pheasant
Polyplectron inopinatum
铜尾孔雀雉 (tóng-wěi kǒng-què zhì)
山孔雀雉 (shān kǒng-què zhì)

    Malay : Kuang-Cermin Gunung
    Japanese : アカコクジャク (aka ko kujaku)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 赤子孔雀



    Size : Male c. 65 cm (tail 32–40 cm); Female c. 46 cm (tail 22–27·5 cm)

    Subspecies and Distribution
  • Monotypic. (Rothschild, 1903, Ulu Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia)
    – Mountains of Peninsular Malaysia from Cameron Highlands S to Genting Highlands, in Larut Range to NW, and on E outlying peaks Gunung Tahan and Gunung Benom. Some evidence that the species occurs also in extreme S Thailand.

Date : 27 August 2016
Location : Berjaya Hills, Daerah Bentong, Pahang

Date : 21 August 2016
Location : Berjaya Hills, Daerah Bentong, Pahang

Date : 07 June 2016
Location : Berjaya Hills, Daerah Bentong, Pahang

Date : 27 February 2015
Location : Berjaya Hills, Daerah Bentong, Pahang

Date : 04 August 2013
Location : Berjaya Hills, Daerah Bentong, Pahang


Date : 11 July 2013
Location : Berjaya Hills, Daerah Bentong, Pahang


Date : 11 July 2013
Location : Berjaya Hills, Daerah Bentong, Pahang


Date : 11 July 2013
Location : Berjaya Hills, Daerah Bentong, Pahang


Date : 11 July 2013
Location : Berjaya Hills, Daerah Bentong, Pahang

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