These birds require ample shelter for retreat when danger threatens. Characteristics Faces are almost bare with fleshy combs, wattles, and ear lobes in the male. These are hardly visible in the female. The legs of the male have long sharp spurs.
Male coloration is orange, green, black, and red.
The female is smaller and colored plain gray and brown or russet. In summer moult, the cock develops and eclipse plumage . He sheds the long, curved tail feathers and long decorative neck plumes, which are replaced by short, rounded black feathers. These birds are fast flyers. When danger threatens, they will quickly hide in brush or perform chimneying , spiralling vertically upwards through a gap in the forest canopy.