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Golden Pheasant

Chrysolophus pictus

The Golden Pheasant is a colorful bird known for its bright yellow and red feathers. It loves to roam in the forest and is a beautiful sight to see when it spreads its tail.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Golden Pheasant is famous for the male's spectacular plumage, featuring a bright golden crest, a scarlet-red body, and a striking blue-green scalloped cape. Its vibrant colours make it instantly recognizable and distinct from other birds.

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Golden Pheasant
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Golden Pheasant

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A female Golden Pheasant can lay up to a dozen eggs in one nest!

Male Golden Pheasants are sometimes called "living rainbows" due to their incredible array of colours!

These pheasants sleep high in trees to stay safe from predators at night.

They don't sing songs; instead, they make sharp "chack-chack" calls.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Stealth Master

Golden Pheasants can disappear quickly into dense undergrowth because their patterned plumage provides excellent camouflage.

Fähigkeit

Agile Runner

Golden Pheasants have strong legs that help them run swiftly through forests to escape predators or forage for food.

Fähigkeit

Display Artist

Golden Pheasants can attract mates by fanning out their vibrant cape and tail feathers during an elaborate courtship dance.

Maße und Details

Länge
60-105 cm
Flügelspannweite
65-75 cm
Gewicht
0.45-0.85 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Jahre
Top Speed
60 km/h
Gelegegröße
8-12
Brutzeit
22-23 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These colourful birds are omnivores, munching on seeds, berries, leaves, and tiny insects found on the forest floor.

Hauptnahrung

  • seeds
  • berries
  • leaves
  • grains
  • shoots
  • small insects

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis

Goshawks are aerial predators of pheasants in their range.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Red foxes often prey on ground-dwelling pheasants.

eats

Sawtooth Oak

Quercus acutissima

Pheasants forage for acorns from oak trees.

eats

Wood Ant

Formica rufa

Golden Pheasants eat these ants and their larvae.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Rainbow Pheasant

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch birds from a distance and don't try to catch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Golden Pheasant?

60-105 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Golden Pheasant?

65-75 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Golden Pheasant?

0.45-0.85 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Golden Pheasant?

5-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Golden Pheasant?

60 km/h

Was frisst Golden Pheasant?

These colourful birds are omnivores, munching on seeds, berries, leaves, and tiny insects found on the forest floor.

Wo findet man Golden Pheasant normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Golden Pheasant?

Foraging

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