Silver Pheasant

(Lophura nycthemera)

Native to Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam the species is reported to be widespread and seemingly common in suitable habitat of a mixture of forest and grassland. While this species as a whole is considered Least Concern, some of its subspecies – notably L. n. whiteheadi from Hainan, L. n. engelbachi from southern Laos and L. n. annamensis from southern Vietnam are rare and threatened.  

Threats to species:

The population is declining locally owing to ongoing habitat destruction and unsustainable levels of hunting

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