| SILVER PHEASANT / Lophura nycthemerus nycthemerus |
| RANGE: China , north-east Burma, central Thailand, Vietnam
and south-west Cambodia. HABITAT:They are mostly living between 1525m - 2745m altitude. They prefer broad areas of grassland that are bordered by forests,especially where these areas are rough and broken up by rock outcrops. HISTORY: Linnee 1758. DISCRIPTION:They are very popular in the aviaries because of their fine looking and as they are hardy and it is easy to keep them in aviaries. AVAIRY POSITION: Well planted 12m2 avairy. FEEDING: Pellets, seeds, green food, live food. BREEDING AGE:Second year but also it is possible to have fertile eggs in the first year. BREEDING SEASON:March. NUMBER OF EGGS IN A YEAR:7-20 eggs. INCUBATION PERIOD:25-26 days. |
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