Silver Pheasant

The Silver Pheasant is a large Asian forest pheasant with strong sexual dimorphism. Adult males combine glossy blue-black underparts and crest with pale upperparts and a long tail; the amount of black marking varies among subspecies. Females are brown and much shorter-tailed. Both sexes have bare red facial skin and red legs, useful distinctions from the closely related, grey-legged Kalij Pheasant (McGowan 1994, as reported on Wikipedia).

Across its native range, the species inhabits forests, mainly in mountains, from southern China through parts of mainland Southeast Asia. It spends much of its time walking and feeding on the forest floor, retreating into dense cover when disturbed. Male length varies greatly among subspecies, from roughly 70cm to 125cm including the tail; females measure about 55–90cm (McGowan 1994 and Dunning 1992, as reported on Wikipedia).