It’s a bird-watchers paradise, with more than 600 species of birds (Palawan peacock pheasants, red-bellied Pittas) that call the island home. It belongs to the Peacock-Pheasants’ family which consists of a group of pheasants that possess prominent round eye-shaped spots (ocelli) on their plumage.. It is one of the smaller species of pheasant with weights averaging 436 and 322 g for males and females respectively (Dunning 2008). It’s featured prominently in the culture of the indigenous people of Palawan. The Palawan Peacock Pheasant Polyplectron napoleonis is endemic to Palawan and is considered Vulnerable due to deforestation and hunting (BirdLife International 2015). Pliocene, c.5-4 mya) offshoot of the genus Polyplectron (Kimball et al. It breasts and ventral regions are dark black. It has an erectile crest and highly iridescent electric blue-violet, metallic green-turquoise dorsal plumage. The Palawan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis) lives in the humid rainforests of the Palawan islands, a small chain of islands which are part of the Philippines and which are located in the Sulu Sea (to the southwest of Manila and just north of Malaysia). Palawan Peacock-Pheasant The Palawan Peacock-Pheasant is a Pheasant endemic to the island of Palawan in the Philippines, for which it gets its common name. Palawan peacock pheasant is a medium-sized bird that belongs to the family Phasianidae and reaches up to 50 centimeters long. The Palawan Peacock is available by clicking an Adoption post on your wall. If you count their splendid tails, male Palawan peacock-pheasants grow to be a half a meter (18 inches) long. How can it be sooo Gorgeous? Palawan peacock-pheasant; Trogonoptera trojana; Global file usage. Visitors can also navigate one of the world’s longest subterranean rivers, the Puerto Princesa Underground River, while exploring the island. 2001). The harvest is 5 Peacock Feathers and the total harvest value is 150 c. It can be harvest every 4 days and gives 3 xp when harvested. The Palawan peacock-pheasant, which is endemic in the Philippines is found in Palawan is a medium-sized or grow up to 50 centimeters long bird under the family Phasianidae. The Palawan peacock-pheasant, with its unique male plumage and distant range, represents a basal (Early? The adult males are the most beautiful to look at. By Travel and Leisure. The following other wikis use this file: Usage on ar.wikipedia.org قبيط بالاوان ; Usage on br.wikipedia.org Polyplectron napoleonis; Usage on ca.wikipedia.org Faisà d'esperons de Palawan; Usage on cs.wikipedia.org Bažant palavánský; Usage on cy.wikipedia.org Peunffesant Palawan; Usage on eu.wikipedia.org Polyplec Palawan Peacock Pheasant. Other reasons to love Palawan?