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<p>[QUOTE="areich, post: 1493217, member: 37479"]<b>Thailand: Siamese Fireback Pheasant Coin</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Lophura_diardi_-Florida%2C_USA_-captive-8a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Lophura diardi - The Siamese Fireback Pheasant 200 Bhat Coin is Thailands contibution to the 25th Anniversary World Wildlife Fund series. One time thought to be endangered, recently that accessment has been changed to Least Concerned and it seems that the estimated count of individuals was badly off. They have bright red wattles and legs. The almost peacock like impressive tail and crest add to its beuaty. The body has a subtle grey stiped feathered body and a golden yellow back. Irridensent dark red and blue that shimmer in the sunlight. This species is the national bird of Thailand. The female usually lays between four to eight rosy eggs. It lives in in the dense forests, bamboo and evergreen from sea-level to 2,000 feet of the southern china are of asia. They eat many invertebrates, fruits and berries and grow to .80 cm long (about 2½ feet).</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is dated 1987 and is a 200 Bhat coin of silver alloy.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/wwf/hen_sm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/wwf/hen_sm_o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>(16 of 25)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="areich, post: 1493217, member: 37479"][b]Thailand: Siamese Fireback Pheasant Coin[/b] [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Lophura_diardi_-Florida%2C_USA_-captive-8a.jpg[/IMG] Lophura diardi - The Siamese Fireback Pheasant 200 Bhat Coin is Thailands contibution to the 25th Anniversary World Wildlife Fund series. One time thought to be endangered, recently that accessment has been changed to Least Concerned and it seems that the estimated count of individuals was badly off. They have bright red wattles and legs. The almost peacock like impressive tail and crest add to its beuaty. The body has a subtle grey stiped feathered body and a golden yellow back. Irridensent dark red and blue that shimmer in the sunlight. This species is the national bird of Thailand. The female usually lays between four to eight rosy eggs. It lives in in the dense forests, bamboo and evergreen from sea-level to 2,000 feet of the southern china are of asia. They eat many invertebrates, fruits and berries and grow to .80 cm long (about 2½ feet). The coin is dated 1987 and is a 200 Bhat coin of silver alloy. [IMG]http://www.mrbrklyn.com/wwf/hen_sm.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.mrbrklyn.com/wwf/hen_sm_o.jpg[/IMG] (16 of 25)[/QUOTE]
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