Bornean Peacock-Pheasant

(Polyplectron schleiermacheri)

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Subspecies: This species is sometimes considered a race of Polyplectron malacense.

Range: Eastern Borneo

Habitat: Lowland forests

Brief Description: Male - Center of throat and breast white, surrounded by dark metallic green-blue feathers that extend from throat to abdomen, the darkest of the Polyplectron species. Female - Similar to malacense, but more reddish and with a shorter tail.

Status in Wild: Listed as endangered.

Misc. Natural History Notes: Little information is known of habits in the wild.

Avicultural Data

Status in Aviculture: Extremely rare in captivity and not believed to be in American aviaries at this time; status in locations outside of Asia is unknown.

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(l to r): 1-3, Sebestian Tan.

• Delacour, J. 1977. The Pheasants of the World. 2nd ed., World Pheasant Association and Spur Publications, Hindhead, U.K.
• Delacour, J. 1978. Pheasants: Their Care and Breeding. T.F.H. Publishing, Neptune, NJ.
• Howman, K. 1991. Pheasants of the World: Their Breeding and Management. Hancock House Publishers, Surrey, B.C. Canada.
• Johnsgard, P.A. 1999. The Pheasants of the World: Biology and Natural History. 2nd ed., Smithsonian Press, Washington D.C.
• MacKinnon, J., Phillipps, K. 1993. The Birds of Borneo, Sumatra, Java, and Bali, the Greater Sunda Islands. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
• Madge, S., McGowan, P. 2002. Pheasants, Partridges, and Grouse. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.
• Stattersfield, A.J., Crosby, M.J., Long, A.J., Wege, D.C. 1998. Endemic Bird Areas of the World, Priorities for Biodiversity Conservation. BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.

Links related to this species. Please note, links will open in a new window.

• A molecular phylogeny of the peacock-pheasants indicates loss and reduction of ornamental traits and display behaviours - PDF article from the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society (2001), 73: 187–198.
• Species info - Polyplectron schleiermacheri - From the BirdLife International's Red Data Book on Threatened Birds of Asia.
• Wikipedia - Bornean Peacock-pheasant - Wikipedia's species page.