Chicken Gold cash has the scientific name Polyplectron bicalcarratum, belonging to the Pheasant family.The adult male’s overall plumage is a brownish ash gray color. The skin around the face is yellow and pinkish. The top of the head has ruffled feathers that look like a low crest, slightly yellowish-white in color. The hips and front of the neck are light brown and white. The back of the neck and chest have clear white streaks.The back, floaters and tail feathers also have white streaks arranged in neat rows, but lighter than the chest. On the wings there are round, iridescent blue stars. The tail feathers also have blue-green oval stars. Each pair of stars arranged in a horizontal row is second to none peacock.The female is similar to the male but is smaller in size and has duller feathers. Facial skin is flesh pink. The white color of the crest, nape and throat feathers is not very clear. The stars on the wings are smaller and darker, the starlight is not as clear as in male birds. There are no stars on the shortest tail feathers.The beak is black at the tip and two edges, the rest is fleshy pink, the legs are gray-brown, with 2 spurs (1 spur in each leg), and in particular there are up to 4 spurs (2 spurs in each leg) that are dark gray. Female spurs are less developed.Food of Golden Cash Chicken They are fruits and tree nuts in the forest. In addition, they eat insects, earthworms, and small snails in limestone mountains.In Vietnam, golden cash chickens are distributed in the Northwestern mountainous region. Due to continuous hunting and deforestation, the number of golden cash chickens in Vietnam is decreasing.Golden cash chickens are classified as group IB endangered, precious, and rare species, prioritized for protectionWe invite readers to watch more videos: Rare animals suddenly reappear in Vietnam after 30 years of disappearance.
Chicken Gold cash has the scientific name Polyplectron bicalcarratum, belonging to the Pheasant family.
The adult male’s overall plumage is a brownish ash gray color. The skin around the face is yellow and pinkish. The top of the head has ruffled feathers that look like a low crest, slightly yellowish-white in color. The hips and front of the neck are light brown and white. The back of the neck and chest have clear white streaks.
The back, floaters and tail feathers also have white streaks arranged in neat rows, but lighter than the chest. On the wings there are round, iridescent blue stars. The tail feathers also have blue-green oval stars. Each pair of stars arranged in a horizontal row is second to none peacock.
The female is similar to the male but is smaller in size and has duller feathers. Facial skin is flesh pink. The white color of the crest, nape and throat feathers is not very clear. The stars on the wings are smaller and darker, the starlight is not as clear as in male birds. There are no stars on the shortest tail feathers.
The beak is black at the tip and two edges, the rest is fleshy pink, the legs are gray-brown, with 2 spurs (1 spur in each leg), and in particular there are up to 4 spurs (2 spurs in each leg) that are dark gray. Female spurs are less developed.
Food of Golden Cash Chicken They are fruits and tree nuts in the forest. In addition, they eat insects, earthworms, and small snails in limestone mountains.
In Vietnam, golden cash chickens are distributed in the Northwestern mountainous region. Due to continuous hunting and deforestation, the number of golden cash chickens in Vietnam is decreasing.
Golden cash chickens are classified as group IB endangered, precious, and rare species, prioritized for protection