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The Hainan Peacock Pheasant (Polyplectron katsumatae) is a bird found in China. Found in China. It eats fruit, insects and other small invertebrates and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

🏡 Where the Hainan Peacock Pheasant lives

Found in China.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🍎 Fruit50%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs20%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts20%
• 🌿 Leaves & plants10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Hainan Peacock Pheasant

Recorded by Peter Collaerts (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), xeno-canto XC113208. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Hainan Peacock Pheasant

Where does the Hainan Peacock Pheasant live?

The Hainan Peacock Pheasant lives in China. Found in China.

What does the Hainan Peacock Pheasant eat?

fruit (about 50%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%), seeds and nuts (about 20%), leaves and other plant parts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Hainan Peacock Pheasant endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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• White-eyed river martin
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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.