Other names : Chinquis

Sub sorts :
1) Himalayan gray P.b.bakeri; survives in Bhutan and Western Assam. 
2) Burmese P.b. Bicalcaratum; survives in Thailand and Lasos 
3) Hainan gray P.b.katsumatac; survives in Hainan island. 
4) Ghigi Gray P.b.ghigli; survives in Eastern China. 
5) Lowe Gray P.b.bailyi; it’s beleived to survive in Western Assam.
Description : Bailyi and Bakeri are most gray ones in respect to their feathers. Stains and spots of Bailyi are darker white and lighter yellow than those of others. Bicalcaratum is more darker brown than those two and is reproduced in fowl houses. Ghigli looks like bicalcaratum however is not as dark as it is. Edges of eye-shape stains are gray. The smallest and the most different one of the sorts is katsumatae. Feathers are darker and stains are brighter. Polyplectron bicalcaratum sorts are distinguished from other polyplectorn sorts by means of their grayish colored feathers with dark gray, white and yellow stains and males have eye-shaped stains in metallic blueish green color on wings and back. There exist two big eye-shapes with metallic green on each tail feather. Female compared with male is smaller and has a mat color.

Reproduction time : starts in March and lasts until July.

Reproduction age : first year.

Annual egg number : 2 eggs. However, they lay further eggs as they are collected.

Incubation period : These fowls may usually be tamed. They are not aggressive. Two females can mate with one male. They rather like vivid feed compared to other pheasants. Young ones experience difficulty on starting to feed. Therefore, it would be better to place golden and bantam chickens of same size in cop. Vivid and movable feed increase their attention to eating. Since young ones are fed by beak of the mother fowl, tweezers may be used for feeding.