Palawan peacock-pheasant

Palawan peacock-pheasant
Male at Bronx Zoo
Female at Lisbon Zoo
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Polyplectron
Species:
P. napoleonis
Binomial name
Polyplectron napoleonis
Lesson, 1831
Palawan peacock-pheasant range
Synonyms
  • Polyplectrum napoleonis
    Lesson, 1831 (lapsus)
  • Polyplectron emphanum
    Temminck, 1832[3]

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.[4] 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.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Polyplectron napoleonis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22679398A132051467. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22679398A132051467.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ See Dickinson (2001).
  4. ^ Kennedy, Robert S. (21 September 2000). A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines. Oxford University Press. p. 70. ISBN 9780198546689.