Pheasants

Red Golden
Colorful pheasant native to western China.  A very hardy bird and great for beginners.   Male fans out 'cape' of feathers from it's neck leaving only his eyes showing when attracting the female.   The eyes of the male are yellowish and the female's are dark brown. 

With regards to the Golden pheasant and Lady Amhearst pheasant, to identify the chicks is easy by the color of the legs. The Golden has yellow legs and the Amhearst has dark grey. Sexing can also be done as early as 8-9 weeks old.
​The eyes of a male are something like blueish-grey and the female's eyes are dark brown. 

 Lady Amhearst

Found in Asia and closely related to the Red Golden pheasant. These two breeds should not be interbred due to loss of pure bloodlines.  Hardy and easy for beginners. One of the most colorful pheasants. Possible to breed in first year but best to wait until two years. Breeding starts in May. Males fan out 'cape' like the Golden.

Silver
Found in forests, mostly mountains, in mainland Southeast Asia and southern and eastern China.  Unlike many pheasants, the Silver doesn't start breeding until it's second year of age.

Humes Bartailed
This pheasant originates from forest areas around China, India, Burma and Thailand.  Not very common kept pheasant. Named after Mary Ann Grindall Hume in 1881 by British nationalist Allen Octavian Hume to commemorate his wife. Listed as near threatened.

  Elliots
 Found only in the forested areas of south eastern China. Females from the Humes Bartail can easily be confused for Elliots females.  First described in 1872 by Robert Swinhoe who named this pheasant after American ornithologist Daniel Giraud Elliot. Listed as near threatened.

Swinhoe
​​​Found only in the mountains of Taiwan. The male has a glossy blue-purple chest and belly. The female has a brown barring pattern. The Swinhoe can be distinguished from the Mikado by having red legs. These were named after British Naturalist, Robert Swinhoe, who first described them in 1862. 
​Listed as near threatened.