The bird. Also known as silver pheasant. Male's crown and lower body clear blue black, upper body and wings white, hence the name.
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No. 7
Also for "white pheasant." The bird. Also known as silver pheasant. Male's crown and lower body clear blue black, upper body and wings white, hence the name. "Xijing Miscellaneous notes," volume IV: "5 cups of Fujian and Wang Xian Gao and Shimi, honey candle 200, silver pheasant, the pair of black pheasant." Southern Song Xiehui with "Snow Fu": "Double Crane won the fresh, white pheasant loss factor." Tang Li Bai "and Lushi Yu Tong Tong Song": "green carrot curl hanging Yan Shu, silver pheasant dike everywhere together." Ming Anonymous "Xia 笺 remember 笺 glimpse of recognition": "If they get him up silver pheasant, open parrot hack eagle cage, close screen, matched with mandarin ducks. "
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No. 8
[Name] silver pheasant species [Alias] silver chicken, silver pheasant, more birds, more birds, white pheasant. [Latin name] lophura nycthemera 【English name】 silver pheasant [Species classification] Galliformes Phasianidae, pheasant genera.
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Morphology
Large chicken. Length 100 to 119 cm male, female 58 to 67 centimeters. Silver Pheasant male Leis. The male head of the long crown and lower body all pure-hui blue black with metallic luster. Face bare skin was red. Neck, back, wings are white with a "v" shaped black lines. Central tail feathers are white, with black lines on both sides. Tarsus part is red. Male upper body and two wings white, dense black lines. Crest and lower body are gray-blue. Tail length, the central tail feathers nearly pure white outer tail feathers with black corrugated, most subspecies outer tail feathers are white, dyed with black stripes. A portion of the head and feet of bare red red; mouth pale green; eye brown. Female upper body and wings, tail, etc. There olive brown; nakedness gray brown stained brown from the lower chest seq, the feathers are dark brown with a fine spot it in the forest Rush, from a distance, much like the dressed white long "cloak", was blown open exposing the gray-blue underwear. A portion of the bare eye redness, feet are red, bright conspicuous. The female body tan, with black occipital crest, crest nearly black.
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Habits
Many forest habitat in the mountains, from the foot up to an altitude of 1500 meters above sea level, is particularly fond of the dense bamboo forest between the lower activity. During the day and more hidden, sounds noisy rough. Frightened crest erect, tail-Yang, more running to the mountains, to the top of the hill side wings to take off. Night roost on the branches. Food is mainly insects and a variety of berries, seeds, leaves and moss. April began to multiply, with more than one male and female. Male aggressive. In the bushes on the ground nesting cavities. Nest eggs 4 to 6, brown. Incubation period of 24 to 25 days. It is widely distributed in southern China provinces. Perched at an altitude of 1400 to 1800 meters of woods, especially like the bamboo forest and thickets. Many forest habitat in the mountainous, joy in the middle of dense bamboo activities, from mountain until a height of 1,500 meters above sea level has its activities. Daytime hiding gone, twilight activity. Foraging walking call, sounds rough. Walking often looked around and found the enemy, immediately fled, then erect crest, the wind blew away, much like "headscarf" fluttering in the wind, tail-Yang. It is bad to fly, obstacles encountered, or forced, just wings fly. Night perched on a tree branch. Love clean, and often do sand bath. It eats insect larvae, eat insects, plant stems and leaves, fruits and seeds, but also eat a variety of fruits and leaves and so on. Less often called. Alarms issued harsh ji-go, ji-go sound or a shrill whistle. Issue of male courtship gentle lu, lu, lu, lu ... sounds. Eating often called light.
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Distributed
Silver Pheasant differentiate into 14 subspecies. China has eight sub-species, of which five subspecies found in Yunnan, western and southern regions. Yunnan may be the origin of silver pheasant. Distributed in Southeast Asia. China found in the area south of the Yangtze River, only a sub-species, produced in the Yangtze River to the north of Sichuan Emeishan. Produced in China's southern provinces. Foreign distribution in eastern Myanmar, northern Thailand and Indochina and other countries. Silver Pheasant elegance of its body, beautiful appearance, has always been famous pet birds. China very early feeding silver pheasant, scattered in poetry, words and other literary works. 18th century into Europe. National zoo and feeding poultry industry, more than a raise.
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Multiplication
Polygynous, April estrus; during mating season, the exposed part of the cheeks began to increase by dark red to bright red feathers appear shiny. Male courtship, female walk around and have a wagging tail, wings and other strike action. Build a simple recess in the ground nests, nest eggs 4 to 6. Winter cluster lives. Since April began to multiply. One male and one female reproductive period of life, the male aggressive. Nests in bushes on the ground recess. Nest eggs 4-6 pieces, eggs are brown, sometimes with white fine point, the average egg weight not more than twelve.
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Protection level
Subtropical birds, as second class state protection animals. Economic uses: meat can be medicine, fill in beneficial effect. Nature Reserve in Guangdong Foshan Ding survey, population density is 41. 2-44. 2 / km2, the population density is higher. In nature, it is estimated there will be such a high population density.
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No. 14
Body length of 110 cm. Hui blue head with long black crown, red head naked out some red. Beak short and firm, light green. Iris brown. Males who were white upper body and wings, and covered with "V"-shaped black lines in the neck were very fine, especially those on the wings significantly. Tail very long; central tail feathers a few white, only the base of the outer Yu Lang mixed with discontinuous wavy black lines; outer tail feathers black feather pattern all around the outside, and in the inner involute outer tail feathers feather; nakedness All BRIGHT blue black. Foot red red, four toes, claw short and blunt. Females are the upper body and wings and tail surfaces there was olive brown, dry feather lighter back feathers darker edge, occipital crest nearly black; nakedness taupe James Brown; except central abdomen, the feathers are dry white; since the lower chest seq, the feathers are decorated with fine insect beetle-shaped dark brown spots. More common in the mountainous bamboo forests. Distribution of Guangxi, Guangdong. [Taste] ① "outline": "sweet, flat, non-toxic." ② "Doctor Lin compile to": "creatinine, flat." 【Indications】 ① Wang Ying "Food Materia Medica": "fill in detoxification." ② "Doctor Lin compile to": "fill in Yifei."
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Related ancient poetry
"Put silver pheasant chapter," Song of the question Enemy gives me Lvqi piano, and cause silver pheasant birds. Qin Tong is Yishan, birds in the Wu River. My heart pine Shiqing Xia, the string can not already get this quiet. My heart Hohai Baiyun sag, pity this rare empty knowing it. Late next Kylin books, music naive arrogance crazy waiting door. Is made properties can not be countered, silver pheasant worry Mu brush sweater. Yu Hui closed cartridges stay in mind, six quill open cage Erh Fei. "Gifts Huangshan Hu public seeking silver pheasant" Li Bai Please double white jade, buy jun double silver pheasant. Silver Pheasant white as brocade, white avenge face. Chiu Yu-ri shadow, brush Qi trees. Roosting Hanyue static step towards falling between. I would like to have this bird, playing the sit Bishan. Hu Gong can cease gifts, send Azeri cage also. Silver pheasant flying around official Fang Ying, red hibiscus open when banquet booths. - Zhang Ji "send Zheng Shang to Guangzhou" Cheongna curl hanging smoke tree, silver pheasant everywhere poly dike. - Li Bai, "and Lu Shiyu Tong Tong Song"
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Wikipedia Daquan
baixian Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera; silver pheasant Galliformes Phasianidae Pheasant genus one kind (see silver pheasant shape). Also known as silver pheasant, the more birds, white pheasant. Subtropical birds, located in Southeast Asia. China found in the area south of the Yangtze River, only a sub-species, produced in the Yangtze River to the north of Sichuan Emeishan. Silver Pheasant male Leis. The male body length of 1100 mm. The head of the long crown and lower body all pure blue-black-hui; upper body and two wings are white, covered with "V" shaped black lines; tail length, a few pure white central tail feathers, most subspecies have white outer tail feathers, dyed with black stripes. A portion of the head and feet of bare red red, mouth light green; eye brown. Female upper body and wings, tail, etc. There olive brown; nakedness gray brown stained brown from the lower chest seq, the feathers are dark brown with thin spots. Many forest habitat in the mountains, from the foot up to an altitude of 1500 meters above sea level, is particularly fond of the dense bamboo forest between the lower activity. During the day and more hidden and difficult to see. Noisy sounds rough. Frightened crest erect, tail-Yang, more running to the mountains, to the top of the hill side wings to take off. Night roost on the branches. Food is mainly insects (such as grubs, wireworms, etc.) and a variety of berries, seeds, leaves, seeds and moss. April began to multiply, with more than one male and female. Male aggressive. In the bushes on the ground nesting cavities. Nest eggs 4 to 6, brown. Incubation period of 24 to 25 days. Silver Pheasant differentiate into 14 subspecies. China has eight sub-species, of which five subspecies found in Yunnan, western and southern regions. Yunnan may be the origin of silver pheasant. China very early feeding silver pheasant, scattered in poetry, words and other literary works. 18th century into Europe. National zoo and feeding poultry industry, more than a raise. (Zheng as new)
