Peafowl

Blue India Pied Male

​Blue India White Eye Female

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 April/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.

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
Discovered by Robert Swinhoe, in 1862, this pheasant is endemic to Taiwan (meaning found wild only in Taiwan).  They are forest dwelling birds living in the mountains at higher altitudes.  Males are dark glossy blue/black with highlights of metallic blue, green and maroon/purple and white on back and tail. Females are brown/grey with triangular yellow/buff markings. 


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