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The silver pheasant is a species of pheasant found in forests, mainly in mountains, of mainland Southeast Asia, and eastern and southern China, The male is black and white in color, while the female is mainly brown. Both sexes have a bare red face and red legs. The silver pheasant is common in aviculture, and overall also remains common in the wild, however, some of its subspecies are rare and threatened.
白鹇是《世界自然保护联盟》(IUCN) 2012年濒危物种,他翎毛华丽、体色洁白.在中国文化中自古即是名贵的观赏鸟。
唐代李白曾作诗“请以双白璧,买君双白鹇。白鹇白如锦,白雪耻容颜”。讲诗人对白鹇的“酷好”,并希望能得到它。同时不断地赞美着白鹇 , 清朝更把白鹇作为为五品官服的图案。