白鹇 Silver Pheasant
Lophura nycthemera

大型雉类
雄鸟体长 120~125 cm，雌鸟体长 56~71 cm

虹膜 /iris

雄鸟橙色，雌鸟褐色 /orange (males) or brown (females)

嘴 /bill

角质绿色 /greenish-horn

脚 /legs and feet

鲜红色 /red

目 │ 鸡形目GALLIFORMES 科 │ 雉科Phasianidae

野外识别 │ 雄鸟头上羽冠蓝黑色，脸裸露，赤红色；上体和翅白色，从后颈或上背起密布近似“V”形的黑纹，下体蓝黑色，尾白色。雌鸟通体橄榄褐色，羽冠褐色，脸裸出部小，赤红色。

居留及分布 │ 留鸟。分布于中国南部至亚洲东南部。南岭较常见，秤架、大东山、龙潭角、大顶山和乳阳均有分布，但多栖息于海拔 600 m以上的森林中。

生境及习性 │ 栖息于开阔林地及次生常绿林。结小群活动。杂食性，主要以植物的嫩叶、幼芽、花、茎、浆果、种子，以及根和苔藓等为食。营巢于林下灌丛间地面凹处或草丛中。繁殖期 4—5 月。每窝产卵 4~8 枚，卵棕褐色，被有白色石灰质斑点。孵化期 24~25 天。

Field identification │ A large, long-tailed pheasant, essentially white below and black above, and with extensive red wattling on the face. Males have a black crown and crest, white upperparts with fine black vermiculations, white elongated tail, and black underparts from the chin to the vent. Females are smaller and uniformly dull olive-brown.

Distribution & status │ Distributed in Indochina and southeast China including northern Guangdong where the nominate subspecies occurs. In Nanling, it is an uncommon resident, recorded at Chengjia, Dadongshan, Longtanjiao, Dadingshan and Ruyang.

Habitat & habits │ Silver Pheasants occur in hill forests, usually in pairs or family groups. Food items include seeds and fruits of Castanopsis and Fagaceae and invertebrates. They nest in Guangdong in April-May.