[Art] Rose Red Phoenix Pheasant

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The Rose Red Phoenix Pheasant, is known for it's distinctive white and red plumage, which is bright and distinctive all year round. It lives in the small, and as-yet-unnamed islands off the country of Armon, in cold, semi-alpine climates.

It is closely related to peacock pheasants, with the singular distinction that it prefers to lay its eggs in constructed nests decorated with a profusion red, yellow and orange blossoms (as well as red puchako berries, that form the bulk of its diet). When explorers first found this bird, it felt the eggs looked as though they were being raised within a fireplace, and labelled the bird 'phoenix pheasant.'

Phoenix pheasants in general are desired for their plumage, which is used in millinery. Because this bird is rare and hard to find, it is at high risk of poaching and is considered an Endangered bird.



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AVAILABLE - $185 USD
19.5 x 28 centimetres
illustrator's board
metallic/iridescent acrylics, pencil and watercolour pencil, waterfast fineliner.
Part of the Faux Bird of Paradise Series