Yellow Pheasant

Yellow Golden Pheasant

 Chrysolophuspictus

Photographed at   Georgetown Cayman  Nov 2015

Yellow Golden pheasants are a type of Chinese pheasant known for their bright and beautiful plumage. Although they are native to the mountainous areas of western China, populations have now established themselves in the UK and elsewhere. These pheasants are commonly found in zoos and aviaries, but often as hybrid specimens that have the similar Lady Amherst's pheasant in their lineage.

Yellow Golden pheasants are one of the very easy raising birds. Males have very striking color. They are almost similar to red pheasants only difference is the color where yellow replace the red. Blue wings, crest and ruff are the same as normal golden are the other features. Tail is pale brown spotted with light yellow. Female are less pale in color. Clutches consists of 8-12 eggs. Incubation period lasts for 22-23 days.They tend to eat berries, grubs, seeds and other types of vegetation.

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