Bulwer’s pheasant

(Lophura bulweri)

Description

The Bulwer's pheasant ( Lophura bulweri ),also known as pheasant by wattles or pheasant by wattles Bulwer,is a pheasant medium sized black plumage,long up to 80 cm,with brown chest,crimson legs and a large curved tail white color.The males have two blue facial wattles that hang at the sides of the head.To reach full development of the plumage,it takes two years for males.The female is brown,with blue facial skin,brown-brown tail,reddish paws and pale brown inferior regions.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Galliformes
Family:Phasianidae
Genus:Lophura
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