Silver Pheasant
Class: Birds
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Weight: 1.13 to 2 kg
Height: 20-25 cm
Body length: Approximately 100 cm
Color: Male: glossy white with blue-black markings; Female: white with brown, black, and olive-brown tones
Age of sexual maturity: 1-2 years
Gestation period: 3-4 weeks
Lifespan: 10-15 years
Habitat: Found in southeastern China
Diet: Fresh and dried greens, insects, vegetable and fruit peels
Did you know?
- Silver pheasants communicate with each other using sounds. They often whistle and chirp loudly, and also cluck and grunt during courtship.
- Silver pheasants have excellent hearing and vision, which helps them detect predators.
- To maintain body temperature during the summer, they breathe very rapidly.
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