A silver pheasant listed as rare and threatened in Vietnam by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has been spotted in a forest in central Quang Binh Province.
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| A silver pheasant captured by trapping camera in Quang Binh forest. — Photo by Viet Nature Conservation Centre |
The pheasant was photographed by a trapping camera in Khe Nuoc Trong forest in the province's Le Thuy District.
Silver pheasants live throughout Southeast Asia and China. In Vietnam, the species is threatened due to Agent Orange sprayed during war, as well as deforestation and illegal hunting.
The province's Forest Ranger Department said silver pheasants were rarely seen in the area, although the Vietnamese pheasant was a common sight.
