The beauty of Vietnamese chickens

White pheasant Lophura nycthemera. Suitable habitat is in evergreen forest in primary and secondary form with height of 500m or more. Scientists and farmers met them at an altitude of 500 - 1000 m, even on the high peaks of 1200 - 1800m. They feed on the ground and go to sleep on the tree. (Photo: Phung My Trung)

Gallus gallus. Large birds, wings 200-250mm long, weighs 1-1.5kg. Males have head, neck, red, orange, red, and crimson wings, abdomen and black tail. Females are smaller than males and have a dull brown body. Brown or orange eyes. Horned brown or gray lead mines. Red meat mine. Light gray legs. Forest chickens settle and live in many forest types. Appropriate habitat is secondary forest near upland fields or mixed timber and bamboo forests. Live at 2 times during the day is early morning and late afternoon. In the evening they look to trees under 5m tall with big canopy to sleep. They like to sleep in bamboo and neohouzeaua bushes. (Photo: Tang a Pung)

Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi. Adult crested males are 70 - 90mm long, usually erect, and are black and blue. Black head, chin, throat. The lower part of the back is metallic yellow. Hip and upper tail light blue steel and burgundy. The rest of the coat is generally blue. Adult females do not have crests but the hairs on the top of the head are longer. Common in different forest types and shrubs, including empty areas, along the way. The height of the distribution area is about 750m. Going small or small and only distributed from provinces from Ha Tinh to the South. This species is included in the Vietnam Red Book. (Photo: Phung My Trung)

Purple Tragopan temminckii. Adult males generally have a variety of beautiful colors such as red fire, reddish brown and dark brown. Most in the middle of the hair are large blue-gray streaks. Brown eyes, black beaks, skin around blue eyes. Pink legs. 1-year-old young males resemble females but are slightly larger in size. Females have black and white streaks, look rougher than males. Usually only meet this species in Lao Cai, above 2000 - 3000m altitude. They are endemic to Vietnam and recorded in the Vietnam Red Book. (Photo: Dick Daniels)

Lophura nycthemera annamensis. Long, chin, throat, whole abdomen are black. A conspicuous feature is a wide, white strip that runs along the sides of the neck. The wings are black with a few white veins; The black tail has many narrow white veins. Orange or yellow eyes. Black or gray horn mines. The skin around the eyes is bright red, the legs are purple. This pheasant is distributed in the South Central Coast, Lam Vien plateau north of Playku and the northeastern part of the South. This is the endemic bird of our country. (Photo: Phung My Trung)

Edwards's pheasant Lophura edwardsi. Adult males are generally dark blue. The feathers on the top of the head are white. Orange eyes. Greenish-yellow beak or horn color. Crimson legs. First discovered in the dense forest around limestone mountains between Quang Binh and Quang Tri provinces of the Central region of Vietnam on a height of 50-200 meters of secondary forests. This species is included in the Vietnam Red Book. (Photo: Phung My Trung)