Bulwer's Pheasant
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| Lophura bulweri Sharpe, 1874 |
The Bulwer's Pheasant, Lophura bulweri also known as Wattled Pheasant or Bulwer's Wattled Pheasant is a medium-sized, up to 80cm long, black plumaged pheasant with maroon breast, crimson legs and pure white of long, broad and curved tail feathers. Male has two blue facial wattles that concealing the sides of its head. Two years is needed to attain full male plumage. Female is a brown pheasant with blue facial skin, chestnut brown tail, reddish legs and pale brown below.
Inhabits and endemic to the forests of Borneo, the male performs one of the most remarkable display in avian world. The diet consists mainly of fruits, worms and insects.
The name commemorates the English naturalist James Bulwer.
Due to habitat loss and exploitation, the Bulwer's Pheasant is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Lophura bulweri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is vulnerable
