One of the 3 pheasants on WAnimals
Birds · Galliformes · Phasianidae
Golden Pheasant
Chrysolophus pictus
Least Concern
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The golden pheasant is endemic to the mountains of central China and one of the most widely kept ornamental pheasants in the world. The male is spectacular: a golden crest, an orange-and-black cape that he can fan out, a green back and a scarlet belly, with a very long tail that can be twice the length of the body. Despite its colouring, in the bamboo thickets where it lives it is surprisingly hard to see.
Weight
525 g – 725 g
Size
60 cm – 1.1 m
Life expectancy
15 years
