Rare sighting! Yunnan photographer captures white bellied golden pheasant in Dehong forest, netizens praise
Xiaoqing April 12th RecentlyA photographer in Yunnan captured a group of images of the national second-level protected animal, the white bellied golden pheasant, in Mengshi, Dehong Dai. The picture is beautiful and exotic. We know that to take pictures of white bellied golden pheasant in the forest, it's not just about bringing the necessary equipment, but also about having a 'chance' with it.
According to our knowledge, the white bellied golden pheasant belongs to the pheasant family, pheasant genus. The male pheasant is about 140cm long, and the female pheasant is about 60cm long. The male pheasant has metal green on its head, back, and chest; purple red in its crown; white feathers around its neck with black feather edges; brown on its lower back, with red-tinged waist; dark brown flight feathers. The tail feathers are long, with black and white cloud-like patterns. The abdomen is white. Its beak and feet are bluish-gray.
The female pheasant has brown upper body and most of its tail covered with black spots. Its chest is brown with black spots. The white bellied golden pheasant is mainly distributed in Guizhou, Sichuan and Yunnan in China. The picture was taken in Mengshi, Dehong.
According to data, the white bellied golden pheasant lives in evergreen broadleaf forests, mixed coniferous-broadleaf forests and coniferous forests at an altitude of 1000-4000 meters. It also lives in forest edges, grass slopes, sparse forests, wild mountains and bamboo patches. It is especially important in evergreen broadleaf forests and mixed coniferous-broadleaf forests with many rocks, relatively empty forest floors and sparse shrubs, and its activity often extends to agricultural lands in winter to forage.
The white bellied golden pheasant is similar to the red bellied golden pheasant in Chinese traditional culture, and both are symbols of wealth and good fortune. They are often depicted in paintings, the most famous of which is the painting by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Jiji, 'Lotus Golden Pheasant'.
(Author: Qian Mingfu, Dehong Media Group New Media Center, Copyright belongs to the author)
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