Silver Pheasant
Lophura nycthemera
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyPhasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
- GenusLophura (Gallopheasants)
- SpeciesLophura nycthemera (Silver Pheasant)
The silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera) is a species of pheasant found in forests, mainly in mountains, of mainland Southeast Asia and eastern and southern China. It is introduced on Victoria Island in Nahuel Huapi Lake, Neuquén, Argentina and on Vancouver Island, Canada. The male is black and white, while the female is mainly brown. Both sexes have a bare red face and red legs (the latter separating it from the greyish-legged kalij pheasant). It is common in aviculture, and overall also remains common in the wild, but some of its subspecies (notably L. n. whiteheadi from Hainan, L. n. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Silver Pheasant sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 333 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Khao Yai National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Silver Pheasant in Khao Yai National Park?
About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Silver Pheasant sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 333 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Silver Pheasant in Khao Yai National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Silver Pheasant in Khao Yai National Park in our monthly data.