Silver Pheasant, Central Zoo, Kathmandu

Silver Pheasant, Central Zoo, Kathmandu

On my visit to the Central Zoo in Kathmandu I was interested to see some of the animal and bird species I had missed seeing out in their natural habitat. One of these species was the beautiful Silver Pheasant. This species is widespread in mountain forests of south east Asia, including Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam as well as China.

It is a widespread and common species in its natural habitat. It has also become a common species kept by aviculturalists.

I was disappointed that the above photo was spoiled by the wire mesh of the cage. Many exhibits in the Kathmandu Zoo are spoiled in this way.