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Grey Peacock-Pheasant

Polyplectron bicalcaratum

Classification

Class
Aves

The grey peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum), also known as Burmese peacock-pheasant, is a large Asian member of the order Galliformes. Taxonomy In 1747 the English naturalist George Edwards included an illustration and a description of the grey peacock-pheasant in the second volume of his A Natural History of Uncommon Birds. He used the English name "The Peacock Pheasant from China".

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 1