Rothschild's Peacock Pheasant
The Mountain Peacock Pheasant is the highest ranging member in this family and also the largest. It's chosen haunts are the humid, dark ravines of the higher mountains. The male's display is impressive, he makes a dramatic appearance from behind a shrub - and yet the hen seems to ignore the whole performance.
Polyplectron inopinatum
Tying with Rothschild's Peacock Pheasant Feathers
A rare bird up until recently. Captive bred birds are now available to the tier and crafter.
Artistic fly tiers and craftspeople can find many of the same uses as the other peacock pheasants.
With it’s dark brown plumage and blue-green eyes striking effects can be achieved. Jewlery and dream catchers are but a few things where these beautiful feathers can be used. As with any of the peacock pheasants, great butterfly patterns can be made by creative thinkers.
The center tail feather on the males don't have eyes, they are similar in color to the pair of tail coverts in the picture on the right. However, the side-tails make up for that and as you can see in the picture here, the eye pattern is quite large.
- feather assortments
- full skins-males
- female
- fly patterns
- links to other pheasants
Click on either image below for a larger window to open. There you will find each pair of feathers labeled and a detailed list of the feathers inluded in the full assortments.
Feather Assortment - Male
Here are some feathers from a breeding male. I've put together a few different assortments to choose from.
Click the image for a larger view.
Eyed Feathers 1 pr x-large - $15 3 pr large - $30 5 pr medium - $40 3 pr small - $15 10 pair mixed - $60
Tails double-eyed pairs - $20 to $60 single-eyed pairs - $5 to $15 tail coverts - $20 to $45
Full assortment 25 pair - $115 |
Feather Assortment - Female
And here is an assortment from the female. The feathers certainly are not as striking as the males, however, the mottling on the hen feathers make them quite attractive.
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Body Feathers 30 mixed body feathers- $40
Tails eyed side tails - $12 tail coverts - $5
Full assortment 15 pair - $35 |
Full Skin - Male
This was an older breeder. And if I may be so callous to say, he died just at the right time of the year. The color is good, and the feather are perfect right down to their edges.
$750 |
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Full Skin - Hen
As far as hens go, this is a nice one. The bird was in overall good feather, the tail is perfect. The color is good, not bleeched out by the sun in the least.
$375 |
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| center tails | side tails | swords |
I'm looking for pictures of flies and the recipies you used to tie them. Please give me a call or email me for more information.
Thanks!
Pheasants
All pheasants are native to Asia. There are 52 different breeds of these beautiful birds, 17 of which are listed as endangered.
Habitat destruction and hunting has reduced the number of these birds in the wild. The Hainan Peacock Pheasant, thought to be a subspecies of the grey, is one of these and is one of the most endangered birds in all of China. Today it is at greater risk of extinction than even the Giant Panda.
None listed here are in such danger - but with habitat destruction and population growth, it's just a matter of time.
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Quick links to:
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