PHEASANTS

Pheasants are characterised by strong sexual dimorphism, males being highly ornate with bright colours and adornments such as wattles and long tails. Males are usually larger than females and have longer tails. Males play no part in rearing the young. Pheasants typically eat seeds and some insects. The best-known is the Common Pheasant, which is widespread throughout the world.

BLUE EARED PHEASANT

The Blue Eared Pheasant, (Crossoptilon auritum), is found throughout mountain forests of central China. The diet consists mainly of berries and vegetable matter.

COMMON PHEASANT

The Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), It is native to Asia but has been widely introduced elsewhere as a game bird.

CRESTED FIREBACK

The Crested Fireback, (Lophura ignita),is found in lowland forests of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Borneo and Sumatra.

EDWARDS PHEASANT

The Edwards’s Pheasant (Lophura edwardsi), The male is mainly blue-black with a crest, and the female is a drab brown bird.

ELLIOT’S PHEASANT

The Elliot’s Pheasant, (Syrmaticus ellioti), is a large pheasant native to south-eastern China. They are brown and white with a black throat

GOLDEN PHEASANT

The Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus), It is native to forests in mountainous areas of western China, but feral populations have been established in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.

GREY PEACOCK PHEASANT

The Grey Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum), is the national bird of Myanmar.

HIMALAYAN MONAL

The Himalayan Monal, (Lophophorus impejanus), It is the national bird of Nepal, where it is known as the Danfe, and the state bird of Uttarakhand.

KALIJ PHEASANT

The Kalij Pheasant, (Lophura leucomelanos), is a pheasant found in forests and thickets, especially in the Himalayan foothills.

KOKLASS PHEASANT

The Koklass Pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha). They tend to live at high altitudes in mainly forested areas or places with dense vegetation.

LADY AMHERSTS PHEASANT

The Lady Amherst’s Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae), These are native to south western China and Myanmar, but have been introduced elsewhere.

SATYR TRAGOPAN

The Satyr Tragopan (Tragopan satyra), is a pheasant found in the Himalayas. They reside in moist oak and rhododendron forests.

SIAMESE FIREBACK

The Siamese Fireback, (Lophura diardi), is distributed to the lowland and evergreen forests of Southeast Asia. It is also designated as the national bird of Thailand.

SILVER PHEASANT

The Silver Pheasant (Lophura nycthemera), is found in forests, mainly in mountains, of mainland Southeast Asia, and eastern and southern China

WALLICH’S PHEASANT

The Wallich’s Pheasant, (Catreus wallichii), is distributed in the highlands and scrublands of the Himalayas region of India, Nepal, Kashmir and Pakistan.

YELLOW GOLDEN PHEASANT

The Yellow Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus mut. luteus) is a popular color mutation of the Golden Pheasant occuring in captivity.