Saturday, April 6, 2024

Crested Peacock Pheasant for Saturday Critter

 


I was in one of the old trips to Malayasia. This bird was in an enclosure of a village I visited. I was using a point and shoot camera at the time. Now it is memory.

The Malayan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron malacense) also known as crested peacock-pheasant or Malaysian peacock-pheasant, is a medium-sized pheasant of the galliform family Phasianidae. The closely related Bornean peacock-pheasant (P. schleiermacheri) was formerly included here as a subspecies, but as understood today, P. malacense is monotypic.

Their plumage is generally pale brown with small black spots and bands all over, creating the "salt-and-pepper" effect found in most peacock-pheasants. It has iridescent blue-green eyespots with a buff border on its upper wings, back, and on the 22 rectrices, a white throat running down to the centre of the breast, and a loose, pointed and upturned dark blue-green crest on its forehead. A bare facial skin surrounds the eyes with their bluish-white iris; usually pink, it becomes bright orange-red during courtship. The bill and legs are blackish.

Female plumage is duller than in males, with a vestigial crest and eyespots only on remiges and rectrices. On the wing coverts and back, they have dark dots instead, which are pointed towards the feather tip.

Young birds resemble females but have even less-developed eyespots and usually lack them entirely except on the rectrices. The downy hatchlings are pale chestnut-brown above and buff below.

Linking Saturday Critter




36 comments:

  1. WOW, I have never in my life heard of or seen such a bird! And the photo looks like it was taken with a big professional camera. Fit for the cover of National Geographic.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Un poco feo de cara o de pocos amigos pero muy colorido.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Memories are fleeting, especially if you travel a lot. Not only do we need the stunning image, but the location and date as well.

    ReplyDelete
  4. The photo is well worth enlarging. How many colours can there be on one bird? I think this one might take the prize.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Wow, what a stunning bird this is. Your photo caught two birds interacting, even better.

    ReplyDelete
  6. wow amazing photo of this beautiful bird The colours are so beautiful

    ReplyDelete
  7. Nature's artistry at its finest.
    The vivid colors and intricate patterns on this bird are incredible!
    Thanks for sharing this stunning photo, Roentare!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Very pretty bird and nicely captured..nothing wrong with a point and shoot camera, sometimes they surprise.

    ReplyDelete
  9. It looks very much like what we call a Golden Pheasant or Chinese Pheasant. They were imported to the UK a colourful addition to large stately homes and escaped into the wild, where they managed to survive for several decades, mostly hidden away in rhododendron woods. They seem to be getting scarce lately and it's many years since I've seen one.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Hello :=)
    WOW| The Malaysian Peacock Pheasant is a joy to behold .An amazing encounter and a great point and shoot photograph.
    All the best
    Sonjia.

    ReplyDelete
  11. Today's point and shoot cameras do pretty well. And some of the phone cameras are amazing. I'll stick with my SLR.

    ReplyDelete
  12. Wish you had a better camera back then, but memories like this last a lifetime.

    ReplyDelete
  13. Wow, the Peacock is so colorful and pretty! Great photo and sighting! Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, enjoy your day and happy weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.

    ReplyDelete
  14. Un ave que creo no pase desapercibida con ese colorido, lograste una gran captura.

    Saludos.

    ReplyDelete
  15. A magnificent plumage and thanks for the info. Fabulous photo!

    ReplyDelete
  16. How wonderful to have seen this bird and got such a great photo! I love it!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Normal portrait.
    Such a clear photo.
    Perfect, I have no words🦜.

    ReplyDelete
  18. This is absolutely stunning, Roentare. If one tried to paint it, viewers would think they were making up a fantasy bird with so many fabulous colors and wonderful details in the face and feathers. And thanks so much for coming by this weekend!

    ReplyDelete
  19. Oh, what colors! I find this really beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I came here through Elen's Link Party. You can also find my link there.

    ReplyDelete
  20. Yes, it's a lovely Bird indeed. Thank you for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  21. Beautiful bird! Very colorful! Fantastic!

    ReplyDelete

Your comments are always appreciated. Thank you kindly for the kind visits