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Golden pheasant
Chrysolophus pictus, Linnaeus, 1758
It is the most colourful of all pheasant species. Many ornithologists believe it to be one of the most beautiful birds in the world. The golden pheasant spends the day on the ground in search of food, while during the night it sits high in a tree. It is difficult to observe this species in its preferred dense and dark environment, wherefore little is known about its behaviour in natural conditions.
Distribution: mountain forests of central and western China at an altitude of 2000 m.a.s.l.
male
body length: 90–105 cm
wing length: 19–21 cm
body mass: 0,6–0,75 kg
female
body length: 60–80 cm
wing length: 16–19 cm
body mass: 0,55–0,7 kg