Silver Pheasant

The silver pheasant is a species of pheasant found in forests, mainly in mountains, of mainland Southeast Asia and eastern and southern China, with an introduced population on Victoria Island in Nahuel Huapi Lake, Neuquén, Argentina. The male is black and white, while the female is mainly brown.

Conservation status: Least Concern (Population decreasing)

Scientific name: Lophura nycthemera

Rank: Species

Family: Phasianidae

Kingdom: Animalia

Order: Galliformes

Phylum: Chordata