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Sumatran peacock-pheasant

Polyplectron chalcurum R. Lesson, 1831

LCLeast Concernbirds

The sumatran peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron chalcurum) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 253.5 g to 508 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Sumatran peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron chalcurum)
Photo: JJ Harrison · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the sumatran peacock-pheasant

Weight
253.5 g – 508 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
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

Where does the sumatran peacock-pheasant live?

Not recorded

What is the sumatran peacock-pheasant?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Sumatran peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron chalcurum) is also known as the bronze-tailed peacock-pheasant. It is an Indonesian bird.

From the Wikipedia article “Sumatran peacock-pheasant” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sumatran_peacock-pheasant&oldid=1383412862), 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 sumatran peacock-pheasant endangered?

The sumatran 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 sumatran peacock-pheasant classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusPolyplectron
  7. SpeciesPolyplectron chalcurum R. Lesson, 1831

Synonyms Chalcurus chalcurus

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Bronze-tailed peacock pheasantEnglish
  • Bronze-tailed peacock-pheasantEnglish
  • Bronze-tailed peacock-pheasantEnglish
  • Bronze-tailed peacock-pheasantEnglish
  • Bronze-tailed peacock-pheasantEnglish
  • قبيط برونزي الذيلArabic
  • تدرج طاووسي برونزي الذيلArabic
  • faisà d'esperons cuallargCatalan
  • bažant bronzovýCzech
  • peunffesant SwmatraWelsh
  • Sumatra PåfuglefasanDanish
  • BronzepfaufasanGerman
  • Bronzeschwanz-PfaufasanGerman
  • BronzeschwanzfasanGerman
  • BronzeschwanzpfaufasanGerman
  • bronzvosta pavofazanoEsperanto
  • Espolonero colibronceadoSpanish
  • sumatra paabufaasanEstonian
  • sumatrantäpläfasaaniFinnish
  • Éperonnier à queue bronzéeFrench
  • dugorepi paunašCroatian
  • bronzfarkú pávafácánHungarian
  • Kuau-kerdil sumateraIndonesian
  • Speroniere codabronzoItalian
  • アオオビコクジャクJapanese
  • bronzauodegis povinis fazanasLithuanian
  • Sumatraanse PauwfazantDutch
  • brunfasanNorwegian
  • wieloszpon brązowyPolish
  • faisão-ocelado-bronzeadoPortuguese
  • faisão-pavão-rabo-de-bronzePortuguese
  • pavãozinho-de-cauda-bronzeadaPortuguese
  • Бронзовохвостый павлиний фазанRussian
  • okáč bronzovýSlovak
  • Bronzorepi paunašSerbian
  • sumatrapåfågelfasanSwedish
  • Bronz Kuyruklu Tavus SülünüTurkish
  • віялохвіст бронзовийUkrainian
  • 銅尾孔雀雉Chinese
  • 铜尾孔雀雉Chinese

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Relatives of the sumatran peacock-pheasant

Other species in the same genus Polyplectron.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the sumatran peacock-pheasant?

An adult sumatran peacock-pheasant weighs 253.5 g – 508 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the sumatran peacock-pheasant endangered?

The sumatran 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 sumatran peacock-pheasant?

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

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BibTeX
@misc{sumatran_peacock_pheasant_2026,
  title = {Sumatran peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron chalcurum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sumatran-peacock-pheasant},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}