Polyplectron bicalcaratum
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Peacock-Pheasant sighting in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, based on 124 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 136th most-seen of the 388 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and November–May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Peacock-Pheasant in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and October, the lowest months. August and 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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Grey Peacock-Pheasant sightings, Royal Manas National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Namdapha National Park (India, about 30%) and Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 20%).
Same family: Phasianidae
The closest relatives of the Grey Peacock-Pheasant that you can see in Royal Manas National Park (family Phasianidae, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) are Red Junglefowl (about 30%), Kalij Pheasant (about 30%) and Rufous-throated Hill Partridge (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 Royal Manas National Park (124 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.
