Found on the forest floors of peninsular Malaysia, rapid deforestation has destroyed much of the enigmatic Malay Peacock-pheasant’s habitat in recent decades, and the species was sadly uplisted to Endangered on the IUCN Red List in 2022.
If it’s possible to be garish and well concealed at the same time, the peacock-pheasants of South-East Asia exemplify such a description. Among their number, Malay Peacock-pheasant is one of three Endangered species, sited mid-way between the ostentatious plumage of Bornean and Palawan Peacock-pheasants and the more sober representatives of its eight-species genus.
The eyes have it: Malay Peacock-pheasant in peril
If it’s possible to be garish and well concealed at the same time, the peacock-pheasants of South-East Asia exemplify such a description. Among their number, Malay Peacock-pheasant is one of three Endangered species, sited mid-way between the ostentatious plumage of Bornean and Palawan Peacock-pheasants and the more sober representatives of its eight-species genus.
The eyes have it: Malay Peacock-pheasant in peril