Golden Pheasant

The Golden Pheasant is unsurpassed among pheasants in its brilliance, beauty, and desirability. The Golden Pheasant is one of the most popular birds in the Pheasant species. The Golden Pheasant was first brought to Europe in the 18th Century.These birds originated from China. The chinese have recognized the golden pheasant for centuries in art, literature and mythology. The Greeks also claimed that the pheasant is the Phoenix of Greek mythology,which is a bird fabled to have lived for 500 years.

The Female







"The female Golden Pheasant is much less showy, with a duller mottled brown plumage similar to that of the female Common Pheasant. She is darker and more slender than the hen of that species, with a proportionately longer tail (half her 60–80 cm length). The female's breast and sides are barred buff and blackish brown, and the abdomen is plain buff. She has a buff face and throat. Lower legs and feet are a dull yellow."














The Male


"Males have a golden-yellow crest with a hint of red at the tip. The face, throat, chin, and the sides of neck are rusty tan. The wattles and orbital skin are both yellow in colour, and the ruff or cape is light orange. The upper back is green and the rest of the back and rump are golden-yellow in colour. The tertiaries are blue whereas the scapulars are dark red. Another characteristic of the male plumage is the central tail feathers which are black spotted with cinnamon as well as the tip of the tail being a cinnamon buff. The upper tail coverts are the same colour as the central tail feathers. Males also have a scarlet breast, and scarlet and light chestnut flanks and underparts. Lower legs and feet are a dull yellow."