Blue Eared Pheasant

Blue Eared Pheasant

　　Blue Eared Pheasant

　　It is a large species of pheasant native to China. Its body feathers are mostly blue, and the two central tail feathers are spread out like hair, resembling a horse’s tail—hence the name “Blue Eared Pheasant.” With its graceful posture, the Blue Eared Pheasant’s tail feathers can also be used as decorative ornaments, making it one of the prized ornamental animals in zoos. The Blue Eared Pheasant mainly inhabits spruce forests and grassland shrub areas at elevations above 1,800 meters, feeding on the roots, stems, leaves, and flowers of plants from the Asteraceae, Polygonaceae, fern, and moss families.