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Palawan Peacock-pheasant
Sign in to saveAlso known as Polyplectron emphanum, Polyplectron napoleonis
species of bird
Species
Vulnerablevia IUCN
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Polyplectron
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- Palawan Peacock-Pheasant - Palawan - Philippines H8O0751 (15361453469).jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Vulnerable
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- Polyplectron napoleonis
- taxon name
- Polyplectron napoleonis
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- Polyplectron napoleonis
- taxon common name
- pavãozinho-de-palauã
- CITES Appendix
- Appendix I of CITES
- short name
- P. napoleonis
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Encyclopedic overview
The Palawan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis) is a medium-sized (up to 50cm long) bird in the family Phasianidae endemic to the island of Palawan in the Philippines. The spectacular male has a black body with blue marks on the wings, a grayish, finely speckled back and tail with blue peacock "eyes," white marks on the face, and a red eye-ring. Females are mostly brown but with a white face. It is known as tandikan in the some local Palawano (peras in Southwest Palawano), Tagbanwa, and Batak languages of Palawan. It is featured prominently in the culture of the indigenous people of Palawan. The bird is also depicted in the official seal of the city of Puerto Princesa and is in the Philippine one hundred-peso note This species is threatened by habitat loss, the illegal wildlife trade and hunting and is listed as a Vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Palawan Peacock-pheasant” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.