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Polyplectron napoleonis (Palawan Peacock-Pheasant)

Synonyms: Polyplectron emphanum

Wikipedia Abstract

The Palawan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis) is a medium-sized (up to 50 cm long) bird in the family Phasianidae. The Palawan peacock-pheasant is featured prominently in the culture of the indigenous peoples of Palawan. The bird is also depicted in the official seal of the city of Puerto Princesa.
View Wikipedia Record: Polyplectron napoleonis

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Polyplectron napoleonis

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
42
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 7.21068
EDGE Score: 3.49173
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  379 grams
Female Weight [3]  322 grams
Male Weight [3]  436 grams
Weight Dimorphism [3]  35.4 %
Female Maturity [2]  2 years
Male Maturity [2]  1 year
Clutch Size [4]  2
Incubation [2]  19 days
Maximum Longevity [2]  15 years

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Palawan rain forests Philippines Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Malampaya Sound Protected Landscape/Seascape 496158 Philippines      
Palawan Biosphere Reserve 2843689 Philippines  
Palawan Game Refuge 1886402 Philippines  

Important Bird Areas

Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Climate   Land Use 
Mount Mantalingahan Philippines A1, A2
Victoria and Anepahan Ranges Philippines A1, A2

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Philippines Philippines Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
♦ 3Wildlife As Canon Sees It
♦ 4Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0