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Silver pheasant

  • Silver Pheasant

    (Gà lôi trắng, Lophura nycthemera)
    A species of pheasant found in forests, mainly in mountains, of mainland Southeast Asia and eastern and southern China.

    It was placed in the genus Phasianus. 
    For some time it was placed either in Euplocamus or Gennceus.
    Today all major authorities place the silver pheasant in Lophura.

    A male silver pheasant at a rescue center at Cuc Phuong National Park
    A male silver pheasant at a rescue center at Cuc Phuong National Park

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