The Grey Peacock-Pheasant

The Grey Peacock-Pheasant

The Grey Peacock-Pheasant, is a large Southeast Asian member of the order Galliformes.

It is a large pheasant, up to 75 cm long and greyish brown with finely spotted green eye spots, white throat, and grey iris, bill and legs. Males and female are rather similar, but the female is smaller, darker and less ornamented than the male.

The diet consists mainly of seeds,invertebrates, fruits and termites. The female usually lays two eggs.

Widespread throughout its large range, the Grey Peacock-Pheasant is on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. restricting trade in wild-caught birds to preserve its stocks.

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