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Lophura nycthemera (Silver Pheasant)
Venue: Himalayan Zoological Park, Gangtok, East Sikkim
Date: October 10, 2009
Pic: Shital Pradhan
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Lophura nycthemera (Silver Pheasant)
Venue: Himalayan Zoological Park, Gangtok, East Sikkim
Date: October 10, 2009
Pic: Shital Pradhan
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Scientific
classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Subfamily: Phasianinae
Genus: Lophura
Species: L. nycthemera
Binomial name: Lophura nycthemera (Linnaeus, 1758)
Other Names: silver pheasant,
Special feature: The male is black and white, while
the female is mainly brown. Both sexes have a bare red face and red legs (Source: Wikipedia)