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True Pheasant
15.12.2009

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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