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Mountain Peacock-Pheasant
Paignton Zoo currently cares for two mountain peacock-pheasants, who live in Cottage Aviary at the very top of the zoo.
Mountain Peacock-PheasantPolyplectron inopinatum
Class:
Aves
Order:
Galliformes
Family:
Phasianidae
About the mountain peacock-pheasant
The mountain peacock-pheasant inhabits montane forests of the Malay Peninsula, particularly in Malaysia. Its brown plumage is patterned with iridescent green eye spots, which are displayed during courtship.
It feeds on fruit, seeds, and invertebrates along the forest floor in dense upland forest.
Conservation
The species is listed as Near Threatened, with habitat loss from forest fragmentation and infrastructure development in Malaysia affecting wild populations.