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Grey peacock-pheasant

Polyplectron bicalcaratum (Linnaeus, 1758)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The grey peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 467.8 g to 685 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Grey peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the grey peacock-pheasant

Weight
467.8 g – 685 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
21 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the grey peacock-pheasant

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Grey peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum)
วิศักดิ์ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the grey peacock-pheasant live?

Not recorded

What is the grey peacock-pheasant?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The grey peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum), also known as Burmese peacock-pheasant, is a large Asian member of the order Galliformes.

From the Wikipedia article “Grey peacock-pheasant” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grey_peacock-pheasant&oldid=1315117184), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the grey peacock-pheasant sound like?

Iamsalin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the grey peacock-pheasant endangered?

The grey peacock-pheasant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the grey peacock-pheasant classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusPolyplectron
  7. SpeciesPolyplectron bicalcaratum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Pavo bicalcaratus, Polyplectron bicalcaratum bakeri, Polyplectron bicalcaratum bicalcaratum, Polyplectron bicalcaratum ghigii, Polyplectron chinquis

Other names and names in other languages (47)
  • Gray peacock-pheasantEnglish
  • Grey peacock pheasantEnglish
  • Grey peacock pheasantEnglish
  • Grey peacock pheasantEnglish
  • قبيط بورميArabic
  • قبيط رماديArabic
  • تدرج طاووسي رماديArabic
  • faisán pavónAsturian
  • কাঠময়ূরBangla
  • faisà d'esperons grisCatalan
  • bažant pavíCzech
  • peunffesant BwrmaWelsh
  • Grå PåfuglefasanDanish
  • IndochinapfaufasanGerman
  • Grauer PfaufasanGerman
  • Indochina-PfaufasanGerman
  • griza pavofazanoEsperanto
  • Faisán pavo realSpanish
  • Espolonero chinquisSpanish
  • hall-paabufaasanEstonian
  • harmaatäpläfasaaniFinnish
  • Éperonnier chinquisFrench
  • pávaszemes fácánHungarian
  • Speroniere grigioItalian
  • コクジャクJapanese
  • pilkasis povinis fazanasLithuanian
  • Burung Kuang KelabuMalay
  • PauwfazantDutch
  • SpiegelpauwDutch
  • filigransfasanNorwegian
  • wieloszpon szaryPolish
  • گرے پیکاک-فیزنٹWestern Panjabi
  • Faisão-eperonierPortuguese
  • faisão-ocelado-cinzentoPortuguese
  • faisão-pavão-cinzentoPortuguese
  • pavãozinho-cinzentoPortuguese
  • Павлиний фазанRussian
  • Глазчатая курицаRussian
  • Серый павлиний фазанRussian
  • okáč činkvisSlovak
  • Sivi paunašSerbian
  • grå påfågelfasanSwedish
  • นกแว่นสีเทาThai
  • Büyük Tavus SülünüTurkish
  • віялохвіст сірийUkrainian
  • Gà tiền mặt vàngVietnamese
  • 灰孔雀雉Chinese

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Relatives of the grey peacock-pheasant

Other species in the same genus Polyplectron.

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Common questions

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How big is the grey peacock-pheasant?

An adult grey peacock-pheasant weighs 467.8 g – 685 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the grey peacock-pheasant endangered?

The grey peacock-pheasant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the grey peacock-pheasant?

The grey peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{grey_peacock_pheasant_2026,
  title = {Grey peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-peacock-pheasant},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}