Wildlifeof Sumatra
Bronze-Tailed Peacock-Pheasant
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Polyplectron chalcurum
Basic stats
Range
Sumatra (Sumatran peacock-pheasant)
Size
Up to 56cm
The bronze-tailed peacock-pheasant, also known as the Sumatran peacock-pheasant, is a small, dark brown pheasant up to 56 cm long, with dark grey legs, a rather small head and a long, narrow tail of sixteen feathers. The tail feathers are chestnut brown with metallic purplish bars near the tips, and both sexes are similar (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- Where is the Bronze-Tailed Peacock-Pheasant found?
- Sumatra (Sumatran peacock-pheasant)
- How big is the Bronze-Tailed Peacock-Pheasant?
- Up to 56cm