Great Argus

Order - Galliformes
Family - Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)

Great Argus

Argusianus argus

大眼斑雉 (dà yǎn-bān zhì)

    Malay : Kuang-Raya Biasa

    Japanese : セイラン (seiran)

    Kanji 日語漢字 : 青鸞

    Size : Male 160–200 cm (tail 105–143 cm), 2040–2720 g; 

              Female 72–76 cm (tail 30–36 cm), 1360–1700 g

    Subspecies (2) and Distribution

• Argusianus argus argus (Linnaeus, C 1766)
  – Malay Peninsula and Sumatra.
• Argusianus argus grayi (Elliot, DG 1865)
  – Borneo.

Argusianus argus ssp. grayi
Date : 04 November 2023
Location : Forest Reserve in Arus Sawit Estate, Daerah Beluran, Bahagian Sandakan, Sabah

Argusianus argus ssp. argus

Date : 07 July 2016

Location : Taman Negara Pahang (Kuala Tahan), Daerah Jerantut, Pahang