How big is a Mountain Peacock-Pheasant?

The Mountain Peacock-Pheasant is a large sized bird weighing about 417 g.

Where can you see a Mountain Peacock-Pheasant?

The Mountain Peacock-Pheasant occurs in 2 countries, including Malaysia.

What birds look similar to a Mountain Peacock-Pheasant?

The Mountain Peacock-Pheasant is most easily confused with the Malayan Peacock-Pheasant, the Palawan Peacock-Pheasant and the Sumatran Peacock-Pheasant.

Is the Mountain Peacock-Pheasant endangered?

The Mountain Peacock-Pheasant is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Mountain Peacock-Pheasant

Polyplectron inopinatum

Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies · Galliformes · Rare

The Mountain Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum) is a rare partridges, pheasants, grouse, and alli found in 2 countries, weighing about 417 g. The mountain peacock-pheasant, also known as Rothschild's peacock-pheasant or mirror pheasant, is a medium-sized, up to 65 cm long, blackish brown pheasant.

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Mountain Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum), photo 1 — Photo: Mathieu Soetens · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mountain Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum), photo 2 — Photo: Mark Clarke · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mountain Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum), photo 3 — Photo: Mark Clarke · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mountain Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum), photo 4 — Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Mountain Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum), photo 5 — Photo: desertnaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mountain Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum), photo 6 — Photo: desertnaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mountain Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum), photo 7 — Photo: Adrien Jailloux · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mountain Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum), photo 8 — Photo: Adrien Jailloux · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mountain Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum), photo 9 — Photo: Christoph Moning · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mountain Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Mark Clarke, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Mountain Peacock-Pheasant

The mountain peacock-pheasant, also known as Rothschild's peacock-pheasant or mirror pheasant, is a medium-sized, up to 65 cm long, blackish brown pheasant. It is with small ocelli, long graduated tail feathers, and both sexes are similar. The male has metallic blue ocelli on upperparts, green ocelli on tail of twenty feathers and two spurs on legs. Female has black ocelli on upperparts, unspurred legs and tail of eighteen feathers. The female is smaller and duller than male.

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Where it lives

Malaysia

Recorded as a rare visitor in Thailand.

When to see it

Best months: February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, with peak activity in August. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Mountain Peacock-Pheasant look like?: The mountain peacock-pheasant, also known as Rothschild's peacock-pheasant or mirror pheasant, is a medium-sized, up to 65 cm long, blackish brown pheasant.
How big is a Mountain Peacock-Pheasant?: The Mountain Peacock-Pheasant is a large sized bird weighing about 417 g.
Where can you see a Mountain Peacock-Pheasant?: The Mountain Peacock-Pheasant occurs in 2 countries, including Malaysia.
What birds look similar to a Mountain Peacock-Pheasant?: The Mountain Peacock-Pheasant is most easily confused with the Malayan Peacock-Pheasant, the Palawan Peacock-Pheasant and the Sumatran Peacock-Pheasant.
Is the Mountain Peacock-Pheasant endangered?: The Mountain Peacock-Pheasant is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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