A picture of the pheasant caught on camera set up by the Forest Department, which is believed to be a new sub-species in the Borneo. - picture courtesy of Sarawak Forest Department.
KUCHING: A new sub-species of pheasants may have been discovered after an image of the bird was captured by motion sensor cameras in the jungles of Gunung Pueh, Sematan.
Based on the taxonomy description, the unidentified bird species could be from the family Phasianidae of the genus Lophura, said acting Sarawak Forest Department director Hamden Mohammed.
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