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Bulwer's pheasant is sexually dimorphic. Males have a total length of about 80 centimetres (31 in), and are black-plumaged with a maroon breast, crimson legs, a pure white tail of long, curved feathers, and bright blue facial skin with two wattles that conceal the sides of its head. Females have a total length of about 55 centimetres (22 in), and are an overall dull brown colour with red legs and blue facial skin.
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When to see the Bulwer's Pheasant
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Bulwer's Pheasant
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Bulwer's Pheasant
Bulwer's pheasant, also known as Bulwer's wattled pheasant, the wattled pheasant or the white-tailed wattled pheasant, is a Southeast Asian bird in the family Phasianidae endemic to the forests of Borneo. It is currently listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.
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Easily confused with
Salvadori's PheasantLophura inornataThe male and female Salvadori's pheasant are quite unlike each other in appearance, and in fact the male bird is very similar to the female crestless fireback (Lophura erythrophthalma).
Malayan Crestless FirebackLophura erythrophthalmaThe Malayan crestless fireback or Malay crestless fireback is a member of the family Phasianidae.
Bornean Crestless FirebackLophura pyronotaThe Bornean crestless fireback is a member of the Phasianidae.
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