Kuau-kerdil
Marga Polyplectron dari suku Phasianidae mencakup semua jenis kuau-kerdil. Hewan jantan memiliki variasi pola bulu yang menarik, sementara yang betina cenderung memiliki pola yang kurang bervariasi.
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| Kuau-kerdil Palawan Polyplectron napoleonis | |
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| Genus: | Polyplectron Temminck, 1813 |
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Polyplectrum (lapsus) | |
Jenis-jenis
- Kuau-kerdil Palawan, Polyplectron napoleonis - dulu P. emphanum
- Kuau-kerdil Malaya, Polyplectron malacense
- Kuau-kerdil Kalimantan, Polyplectron schleiermacheri
- Polyplectron germaini
- Polyplectron bicalcaratum
- Kuau-kerdil Sumatra, Polyplectron chalcurum
- Polyplectron inopinatum
Rujukan
- Kimball, Rebecca T.; Braun, Edward L.; Ligon, J. David; Lucchini, Vittorio & Randi, Ettore (2001): A molecular phylogeny of the peacock-pheasants (Galliformes: Polyplectron spp.) indicates loss and reduction of ornamental traits and display behaviours. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 73(2): 187–198. HTML abstract
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