Golden Pheasants
Chrysolophus pictus
"Roger," one of my Golden males
Photo courtesy of Virginia Martin
All about Ruffed Pheasants: Lady Amherst's and Golden Pheasants, by Leland B. Hayes is available as a CD.
Golden Links:
The GBWF page on Golden pheasants
Breeders of Ruffed Pheasants in North America
Goldens and Yellow Goldens at Texas Peafowl Farm
You can find 'em at Uberchic Ranch!
A great head shot
Photo courtesy of Alex Levitskiy & Blue Creek Aviaries
Male
Photo courtesy of Beth Upton
A male displaying
Photo courtesy of Beth Upton
A Golden Pheasant hen in an aviary at the Lowry Park Zoo
A Snowflake hen, Shahbazin's beautiful new mutant
of the Golden Pheasant
Photo courtesy of Shahbazin
A Red Golden male
Photo courtesy of Kim Roberts
Yellow Goldens are the most common domestic variant of
this species
Photo courtesy of Josh Hoffman
Another Yellow Golden pair
Salmon (left) and Yellow golden males
Photo courtesy of Ellen Rockensock
A Dark-throated Golden cock
Photo courtesy of Christina Webster
Dark-throated Goldens roosting
Photo courtesy of Christina Webster
A broody Dark-throated Golden hen
Photo courtesy of Christina Webster
A Dark-throated Red Golden cock bird
Photo courtesy of Ellen Rockensock
My Yellow Golden pair
Photo courtesy of Carol Kelly
Head shot of a Red Golden male
Photo courtesy of Ian Gereg
A closer shot of the heads of a pair of Yellow
Goldens
Photo courtesy of Alex Fredin
Tommy's Yellow Golden male
Photo courtesy of Tommy Green
"Excallybur," Anna's Golden male
Photo courtesy of Anna
A very nice shot of a Yellow Golden male
Photo courtesy of Alvin Fisher
A young Golden hen and a Red Golden cock
Photo courtesy of Mark Rosen
A Yellow Gold male seen running feral in the woods
Photo courtesy of JoAnn Hull
This is a female Red Golden that started to change to male
plumage after a couple years of laying. At this point (around 6) she is still
laying. First signs, 3 years ago, were her crest turning orange (not gold like
the male) and she got a long male-patterned tail. Each year since she's gotten
more male plumage, tho' not quite the normal coloring. The male she is with still
courts her.
Photos courtesy of Jan Peterka
This is the result (male) of a cross between a Golden
Pheasant and a Lady Amherst's
Another male Golden X Lady Amherst's Also check out my Hybrids page
or
Direct questions and comments to Barry at FeatherSite -- questions and comments
Photo courtesy of Tommy Green & Seth Jensen