Golden Pheasant colors that stun

in #golden • 8 years ago

"The golden pheasant or Chinese pheasant is a gamebird of the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae. The genus name is from Ancient Greek khrusolophos, "with golden crest", and pictus is Latin for "painted" from pingere, "to paint"." - Wikipedia

Scientific name: Chrysolophus pictus
Clutch size: 8 – 12
Phylum: Chordata
Higher classification: Chrysolophus
Length: Male: 90 – 100 cm (Adult), Female: 60 – 80 cm (Adult)
Did you know: Golden pheasants lay 8 to 12 eggs at a time and will then incubate these for around 22–23 days. wikipedia.org

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