This suggests that the Palawan peacock pheasant is polygamous. Another researcher suggests that all six species of peacock pheasant are polygamous. He cites the presence of multiple tarsal spurs used in territorial fighting between males as a possible strategy to remain polygamous despite their small size. At about 10 weeks, young attain full juvenile plumage. It's easy to tell a male and female Palawan peacock pheasant apart.
Males are probably the most beautifully colored of the six peacock pheasant species.
The remainder of the head, neck and whole of the lower body is black. Females are colored in mostly brown tones with a white face and throat. In courtship display, a male first gets a female's attention with courtship feeding. Spreading the feathers of its lower neck and mantle, and bobbing its head with a tantalizing bit of food in its beak, the male will drop the food in sight of the female. If she takes the food, the male will assume a dazzling lateral display posture that best shows off all the ocelli on the tail and tail coverts.