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2019.11.08 11:16 GMT+8

'Forest fairies' frolic on SE China mountain

Updated 2019.11.08 11:16 GMT+8
CGTN

A male silver pheasant. /VCG Photo

A male silver pheasant. /VCG Photo

A male silver pheasant. /VCG Photo

A male silver pheasant and a female. /VCG Photo

A male silver pheasant and its harem. /VCG Photo

A flock of silver pheasants is found frolicking in the mountain in Yongtai County, southeast China's Fujian Province.

With its beautiful white plumage and elegant long tail, the silver pheasant, or Lophura nycthemera, has been nicknamed the "forest fairy."

It is now under China's second-class state protection.

For more:

CGTN Nature: Wuyi Mountains Series | Episode 4: Forest Fairies

(All photos via VCG)

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