The grey peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron
bicalcaratum), also known as Burmese peacock-pheasant, is a large Asian member
of the order Galliformes. It is the national bird of Myanmar.
Description
It is a large pheasant, up to 76 cm long and
greyish brown with finely spotted green eyespots, an elongated bushy crest,
bare pink or yellow facial skin, white throat, and grey iris, bill and
legs. The sexes are rather similar, but the female is smaller, darker and less
ornamented than the male. The young resemble the female.
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