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Bornean peacock-pheasant
| Bornean peacock-pheasant | |
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| At Jurong Bird Park, Singapore | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Polyplectron |
| Species: | P. schleiermacheri
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| Binomial name | |
| Polyplectron schleiermacheri Brüggemann, 1877
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| Synonyms | |
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Polyplectron malacense schleiermacheri | |
The Bornean peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron schleiermacheri) is a medium-sized pheasant. It is probably the rarest and certainly the least known of all peacock-pheasants. This elusive bird is endemic to lowland forests of Borneo.[3]
- ^ BirdLife International. (2016). Polyplectron schleiermacheri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22679393A84694321.en
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Phillipps, Quentin & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.
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