True Pheasant
15.12.2009 15:18
PHEASANTS - Phasianidae True Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
• Distribution
They only appear in the northern provinces of Vietnam.
• Habitat
The True Pheasant usually lives in hilly, mountainous areas but they do not live above the 800 m. They never live far away from some brushes where they can rest or hide for their predators. Their nests are very simple. The males of this species are bigger and more colourful.
• Behaviour
In the wild this pheasant species eats all kind of nuts, fruits, grains and insects. In the Hanoi Zoo they are fed rice, insects and all kind of fruits. The True Pheasant is an endemic species of Vietnam.
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