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 with small ocelli and long graduated tail feathers. 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. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Rothschild, LW 1903)
Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club
13 p.41
Protonym:
Chalcurus inopinatus
Type locality:
Ulu Pahang, Malay Peninsula.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114181#page/413/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
B79C272AEE35468A
Avibase ID:
avibase-B79C272A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B79C272A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176103
Geographic range:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Mountain Peacock-Pheasant ( Polyplectron inopinatum) |
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Mountain Peacock-pheasant ( Polyplectron inopinatum) |
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Mountain Peacock-Pheasant ( Polyplectron inopinatum) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Éperonnier de Rothschild ( Polyplectron inopinatum) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Éperonnier de Rothschild ( Polyplectron inopinatum) |
Clements 1st edition: Mountain Peacock Pheasant ( Polyplectron inopinatum) |
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Rothschild's Peacock-Pheasant ( Polyplectron inopinatum) |
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Mountain Peacock-pheasant ( Polyplectron inopinatum) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Mountain Peacock-pheasant ( Polyplectron inopinatum) |
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Mountain Peacock-pheasant ( Polyplectron inopinatum) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Mountain Peacock-pheasant ( Polyplectron inopinatum) |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Rothschild's Pheasant ( Polyplectron inopinatum) |
Oriental Bird Club: Mountain Peacock Pheasant ( Polyplectron inopinatum) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Chalcurus inopinatus |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Chalcurus inopinatus |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Chalcurus inopinatus |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Mountain Peacock-Pheasant ( Polyplectron inopinatum) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Mountain Peacock-Pheasant ( Polyplectron inopinatum) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Mountain Peacock-Pheasant ( Polyplectron inopinatum) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Polyplectron inopinatum |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Polyplectron inopinatum |
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