Bornean peacock-pheasant
| Bornean peacock-pheasant | |
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CITES Appendix II
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| Scientific classification | |
| 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.