As Strikingly Feathered Bird Radiating A Palette Of Color And Communal Gгасe!

This strikingly feathered bird predominantly dwells in lowland and foothill broadleaf forests. Encountering it is common along trails and roadsides, particularly during the early morning hours.

Meet the Siamese Fireback:

The Siamese Fireback Pheasant (Lophura diardi), a medium to large bird, measures approximately 60 to 80 centimeters from beak to tail. It’s a strikingly colorful species, particularly the male with its blue head and crest, resembling a paddle, sharing the same vivid blue hue. The wings and back are predominantly grey, with a shimmering reddish-yellow seen when the wings are extended. Its lower body exhibits a pale blue shade, while the tail gleams with blackish-blue.

In contrast, the female is generally brown, displaying blackish-brown wings with white horizontal stripes and a dark brown crest.

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Both genders share brown legs, red facial skin, and a wattle, which the male displays during courtship, presenting a beautiful sight.

Habitat: Native to the South of Assam state, Indochina, Thailand, Cambodia, Lao, and Vietnam, with sightings across various regions in Thailand, including the North, Northeast, and East.

This sedentary bird inhabits diverse environments like evergreen forests, semi-evergreen and bamboo forests, secondary growth, and scrublands. It’s often found near forest roads and tracks, primarily in plains and foothills up to 500 meters, occasionally reaching 800 meters, or possibly 1,150 meters. The Siamese Fireback seems adaptable to moderate degradation of its forest habitat, often observed in small groups, likely family units.

Food: The diet consists of plant seeds, vegetables, fruits, insects, ant eggs, and worms, foraged on the ground through pecking and digging.

Behavior: These pheasants prefer staying in pairs or small family units, favoring dense forests or bamboo habitats. Surprisingly unafraid of humans, they’re frequently visible. Their feeding occurs during daylight hours, while they roost on branches at night. Although adept at flying, they are not long-distance fliers or high-altitude travelers. Breeding typically begins in the third year, during summer. Nests are built on the shallow ground beneath thick bushes, often using leaves and grass. Eggs, laid every other day, range from 5 to 8 per clutch, with an incubation period lasting 24 to 25 days.

Current Status: The Siamese Fireback Pheasant, a protected wild animal under the Wild Animals Preservation Act B.E. 2535, is considered a sedentary bird that is seldom sighted in the wild.

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A Bright Red Head And Breast Are Finely Frosted With Silvery Spangles That Glisten And Glimmer From Within The Undergrowth!

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