The 5 Most Beautiful Types of Pheasant: The Second One Enters the Guinness World Record, and the Fifth One is More Beautiful Than a Peacock
Birds are considered very beautiful animals on Earth, and among birds, the saker pheasant is one of the most beautiful ones. The common saker pheasant is mostly gray and of roughly equal size. But today, we're going to introduce 5 kinds of pheasant that are considered the 'look-good' champions of the pheasant world.
1. Bornean Peacock
The Bornean Peacock is a type of pheasant, but it belongs to the peacock family. The first Bornean Peacock was discovered in the forests of Borneo. It has a pair of unique eyes, with blue skin around them. Male Bornean Peacocks have metallic blue throughout their bodies. Adult Bornean Peacocks can grow to 70 centimeters long. Due to the severe destruction of the Bornean Peacock's habitat, its numbers are now nearing endangered status.
2. Long-tailed Pheasant
The Long-tailed Pheasant is a type of pheasant that lives in China. However, it was named by a British naturalist: John Reeves. It's a larger type of pheasant, with a total length of up to 2 meters. It has golden feathers with scales on its body and gray legs and a white head, with brown feathers and red skin around its eyes. Its tail is recorded in the bird Guinness World Record.
3. Silver Pheasant
The Silver Pheasant is a species unique to the mainland and mountainous forests of Southeast Asia and mainland China. Its back and tail feathers are mostly white, making its body look very agile. The skin around its eyes is dark red, and its head has a cluster of long, dark feathers. It loves peanuts and grains and also eats fruit.
4. Red-crested Pheasant
The Red-crested Pheasant is known as the 'long-crested pheasant' because it has two feather-like 'horns' on its head. It lives in a special area in the Pakistan Himalayas at an altitude of six thousand feet. The adult Red-crested Pheasant weighs up to 2 kilograms. A cluster of deep red feathers grows on its chest, and its body is accompanied by white spots.
5. Amethyst Pheasant
The Amethyst Pheasant has a beautiful tail and a clear black and silver head. It is considered the most beautiful pheasant. Its body is covered with colorful feathers, with a gray hip and beautiful shoulders. Overall, it looks like a stylist walking in the forefront of fashion.
Do you think which of these pheasants is the most beautiful? Welcome to leave a comment in the comment area.
