Scientific Name: Chrysolophus pictus
Yellow golden pheasants are a colour morph of the red golden pheasant. Although predominately yellow in colour, they share all other characteristics of the red golden pheasant. Female yellow golden pheasants are nearly identical to female red golden pheasants.
Yellow Golden Pheasants are native to the forests and mountains of Western China. Their diet is mostly grains and greens but also includes insects.
Breeding season begins in April with males displaying by fanning out their ruff to win females, though they'll often display when there is no female around. The males are often fertile in their first year but don't completely get their colourful mature plumage until their second year. The female lays an egg a day until she has a clutch of 8-12 eggs which she then incubates for 22-23 days. Chick gender is easily determined as male chicks have darker brown eyes.
