Palawan peacock-pheasant

Description

The adult male is the most peacock-like member of the genus Polyplectron in appearance.It has an erectile crest and highly iridescent electric blue-violet,metallic green-turquoise dorsal plumage.It breast and ventral regions are dark black.The retrices are wide,flat,and rigid.Their terminal edges are squared.Each tail plume and upper-tail covert is marked with highly iridescent,light reflective,ocelli.The tail is erected and expanded laterally together with the bodies of the birds.The male also raise one wing and lower the other,laterally compressing the body during pair-bonding,courtship displays as well and may also be antipredator adaptation.