One of the most noticeable features are the bright red face wattles which are used during courtship. Silvers do not acheive their brillant plumage until their second year. First year males often have many black markings on the chest, while the rest of the body is mostly brown with light gray streaks. Silver Pheasant Male Photo by Hans-Olof Axgren Hens are drab, olive brown overall. There is much varation from hen to hen in the streaking of the belly, and I have never seen two hens exactly alike.
Hens have a much smaller and paler face wattle.
The bill is gray and the feet red. Immature Silvers resemble hens, but are often lighter or paler. Breeding Silver Pheasants are among the first species to lay in the year. The eggs are quite large, comparable to a domestic chicken egg. Clutch sizes vary from 6 to 15 eggs, usually depending on the age of the hen.