Grey peacock-pheasant
The grey peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum), also known as the Burmese peacock-pheasant, is a large southeast Asian member of the order Galliformes. It is the national bird of Myanmar.
Grey peacock-pheasant | |
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At Birmingham Nature Centre, England | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Genus: | Polyplectron |
Species: | P. bicalcaratum |
Binomial name | |
Polyplectron bicalcaratum | |
Synonyms | |
Pavo bicalcaratus Linnaeus, 1758[3] |
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Polyplectron bicalcaratum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22736199A95127488. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22736199A95127488.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- Gray, George Robert (1867). List of the Specimens of Birds in the Collection of the British Museum. Vol. 5. London, UK: British Museum. p. 23.
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