Bulwer's pheasant  (Lophura bulweri)

Description

The male Bulwer's pheasant is undoubtedly one of the most striking of all pheasants (3), notable for its voluminous, gleaming white tail and distinctive, brilliant blue facial skin and wattles, which are distended to spectacular effect during courtship (4). These ornamental features, together with the crimson-red legs, stand out in dramatic contrast to the glossy blue-black plumage of the body (5). This dark plumage has indistinct bluish spotting at the tips of upperpart feathers (5) and a lustrous purple sheen to the throat and upper breast (3) (4). Females are smaller and have a dark mottled rufous-brown plumage with fine black vermiculations, dull bluish facial skin and red legs (3) (5) (6).