Polyplectron bicalcaratum
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The grey peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum), also known as Burmese peacock-pheasant, is a large Asian member of the order Galliformes. In 1747 the English naturalist George Edwards included an illustration and a description of the grey peacock-pheasant in the second volume of his A Natural History of Uncommon Birds. He used the English name "The Peacock Pheasant from China". Edwards based his hand-coloured etching on a live bird which was given to Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford. When in 1758 the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated his Systema Naturae for the tenth edition, he placed the grey peacock-pheasant with the Indian peafowl in the genus Pavo. Linnaeus included a brief description, coined the binomial name Pavo bicalcaratum and cited Edwards' work. The grey peacock-pheasant is now placed in the genus Polyplectron that was introduced in 1807 by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck. The genus name Polyplectron combines the Ancient Greek polus meaning "many" with plēktron meaning "cock's spur". The specific epithet bicalcaratum combines the Latin bi meaning "two" with calcar, calcaris meaning "spur".
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Prague Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 3 | Ostrava Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 4 | Toronto Zoo | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Parco Natura Viva | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 6 | Kyiv Zoo | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 7 | Fonghuanggu Bird and Ecology Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 8 | Lisbon Zoo | 🇵🇹 Portugal | |
| 9 | Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 10 | Cleres Zoological Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 11 | Little Rock Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Birdworld | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 13 | Vogelpark Avifauna | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 14 | Paphos Zoo | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | |
| 15 | Santillana Zoo | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 16 | Tierpark Gettorf | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 17 | Small Breeds Farm Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 18 | Zoo Koki (Parque zoológico y botánico) | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 19 | Avifauna | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 20 | Vogelpark Heiligenkirchen | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 21 | Castellar Zoo | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 22 | Rákosův pavilon | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 23 | Velemlokárium | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 24 | Ogród zoologiczny w Lubinie | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 25 | Parco Gallorose | 🇮🇹 Italy |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Peacock-Pheasant sighting in Namdapha National Park on a given day, based on 360 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 46th most-seen of the 298 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Peacock-Pheasant in Namdapha National Park on a given day, against about 10% in October to December, the lowest months. That is one of Namdapha National Park's driest months, with about 120 mm of rain against 660 mm in July. June to September have too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grey Peacock-Pheasant sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Grey Peacock-Pheasant sightings, Namdapha National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 20%) and Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, about 10%).
Same family: Phasianidae
The closest relatives of the Grey Peacock-Pheasant that you can see in Namdapha National Park (family Phasianidae, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) are White-cheecked Hill Partridge (about 10%) and Kalij Pheasant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Grey Peacock-Pheasant is recorded against all the birds logged in Namdapha National Park (360 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
