Mountain Peacock-Pheasant
Polyplectron inopinatum
- Near threatened
- Card rarity: Uncommon
- Birds
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.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Genus
- Polyplectron