is ) ▁is ▁a ▁gal lop he asant ▁from ▁S out heast ▁Asia . ▁Long ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁en ig m atic ▁and ▁el us ive ▁species , ▁it ▁is ▁actually ▁a ▁cross ▁of ▁Edwards ' s ▁p he asant ▁and ▁the ▁silver ▁p he asant ▁( L . ▁ny ct hem era ▁sub sp . ▁ann am ensis ) ▁, ▁a ▁hy brid . ▁ ▁The ▁imperial ▁p he asant ▁is ▁a ▁dark ▁blue , ▁medium - s ized , ▁up ▁to ▁ 7 5   cm ▁long ▁p he asant ▁with ▁bare ▁red ▁fa cial ▁skin , ▁blue ▁cr est , ▁crim son ▁legs ▁and ▁gl oss y ▁pl um age . ▁The ▁female ▁is ▁brown ▁with ▁ere ct ile ▁short ▁fe ather ▁cr est , ▁black ish ▁tail ▁and ▁prim aries . ▁This ▁p he asant ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁for ests ▁of ▁Vietnam ▁and ▁La os . ▁Its ▁appearance ▁res emb les ▁another ▁of ▁Vietnam ' s ▁en ig m atic ▁birds , ▁the ▁Vietnam ese ▁p he asant , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁larger ▁in ▁size , ▁has ▁a ▁longer ▁tail , ▁and ▁an ▁all ▁dark ▁blue ▁cr est ▁and ▁tail ▁fe athers . ▁The ▁latter ▁species ▁has ▁a ▁white ▁cr est ▁and ▁central ▁tail ▁fe athers . ▁ ▁Pre viously ▁known ▁only ▁from ▁a ▁pair ▁taken ▁alive ▁to ▁Europe ▁by ▁Jean ▁Thé odore ▁Del ac our ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁this ▁species ▁was ▁redis cover ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁when