Brown Peacock - Brown Peacock

Japanese: カッショクコクジャク - かっしょくこくじゃく
Brown Peacock - Brown Peacock

...General term for birds of the Polyplectron genus in the Phasianidae family of the Phasianidae order. Six species are known: the Blue Banded Polyplectron (Sumatra), the Red Polyplectron (Malay Peninsula), the Brown Polyplectron (Indochina), the Grey Polyplectron (Assam, Myanmar, Indochina, Hainan), the Crested Polyplectron (Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo), and the Palawan Polyplectron (Palawan). Males are 50-60cm long, have 2-4 claws, a slender body, and a long tail. During the breeding season, they display their wings and tails. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Red Peacock" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…キジ目キジ科コクジャク属Polyplectronの鳥の総称。アオオビコクジャク(スマトラ島),アカコクジャク(マレー半島),カッショクコクジャク(インドシナ半島),ハイイロコクジャク(アッサム,ミャンマー,インドシナ半島,海南島),エボシコクジャク(マレー半島,スマトラ島,ボルネオ島),パラワンコクジャク(パラワン島)の6種が知られている。雄は全長50~60cm,2~4本のけづめをもち,体型は細身で尾が長く,繁殖期には翼,尾を広げてディスプレーをする。…

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