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Malayan peacock-pheasant

Polyplectron malacense (Scopoli, 1786)

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The malayan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron malacense) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 500 g to 630.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

Malayan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron malacense)
Photo: Sham Edmond · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the malayan peacock-pheasant

Weight
500 g – 630.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the malayan peacock-pheasant live?

Not recorded

What is the malayan peacock-pheasant?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Malayan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron malacense) also known as crested peacock-pheasant or Malaysian peacock-pheasant, is a medium-sized pheasant of the galliform family Phasianidae. The closely related Bornean peacock-pheasant (P. schleiermacheri) was formerly included here as a subspecies, but as understood today, P. malacense is monotypic.

From the Wikipedia article “Malayan peacock-pheasant” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malayan_peacock-pheasant&oldid=1354829186), 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.

Is the malayan peacock-pheasant endangered?

The malayan peacock-pheasant is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Endangered species.

How is the malayan peacock-pheasant classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusPolyplectron
  7. SpeciesPolyplectron malacense (Scopoli, 1786)

Synonyms Pavo malacensis, Polyplectron malacense malacensis

Other names and names in other languages (52)
  • Crested peacock-pheasantEnglish
  • Malay peacock-pheasantEnglish
  • Malayan peacock pheasantEnglish
  • قبيط متوج،Arabic
  • قبيط ماليزيArabic
  • قبيط ملاياArabic
  • Малайски паунов фазанBulgarian
  • faisà d'esperons malaiCatalan
  • Faisà d'esperons de MalàisiaCatalan
  • bažant malajskýCzech
  • peunffesant MalaiaWelsh
  • MalajpåfuglefasanDanish
  • Malay PåfuglefasanDanish
  • MalaienpfaufasanGerman
  • Malaien-PfaufasanGerman
  • Malaiischer PfaufasanGerman
  • Malayischer SpiegelpfauGerman
  • Malaja pavofazanoEsperanto
  • malajzia pavofazanoEsperanto
  • Espolonero malayoSpanish
  • Faisán de Cola Ocelada MalayoSpanish
  • Faisán Real MalayoSpanish
  • kübar-paabufaasanEstonian
  • قرقاول طاووسی مالایاییPersian
  • malesiantäpläfasaaniFinnish
  • Éperonnier malaisFrench
  • maláj pávafácánHungarian
  • Kuau-kerdil MalayaIndonesian
  • Speroniere di MalesiaItalian
  • エボシコクジャクJapanese
  • マレーエボシコクジャクJapanese
  • malajinis povinis fazanasLithuanian
  • Burung Merak PongsuMalay
  • Maleise PauwfazantDutch
  • Maleise SpiegelpauwDutch
  • malayfasanNorwegian
  • wieloszpon pawiPolish
  • ملائی مور بن ککڑWestern Panjabi
  • pavãozinho-malaioPortuguese
  • faisão-ocelado-malaioPortuguese
  • faisão-pavão-malaioPortuguese
  • pavãozinho-de-malacaPortuguese
  • Малайский павлиний фазанRussian
  • okáč malajskýSlovak
  • Malajski paunašSerbian
  • malajpåfågelfasanSwedish
  • malackapåfågelfasanSwedish
  • นกแว่นสีน้ำตาลThai
  • Malezya Tavus SülünüTurkish
  • віялохвіст малазійськийUkrainian
  • 凤冠孔雀雉Chinese
  • 鳳冠孔雀雉Chinese

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Relatives of the malayan peacock-pheasant

Other species in the same genus Polyplectron.

CompareMalayan peacock-pheasant vs Grey peacock-pheasantMalayan peacock-pheasant vs Palawan peacock-pheasantMalayan peacock-pheasant vs Bornean peacock-pheasantMalayan peacock-pheasant vs Sumatran peacock-pheasant

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the malayan peacock-pheasant?

An adult malayan peacock-pheasant weighs 500 g – 630.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the malayan peacock-pheasant endangered?

The malayan peacock-pheasant is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the malayan peacock-pheasant?

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

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APA

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MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{malayan_peacock_pheasant_2026,
  title = {Malayan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron malacense)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/malayan-peacock-pheasant},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}