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Common Name

Kalij Pheasant

Alternate Names

Common Type

Pheasant

Order

Galliformes

Family

Phasianidae

Genus

Lophura

Species

leucomelanos

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Nepal

Number of Sub-Species

Nine Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Forests and thickets

Distribution and Range

Himalayan foothills from Pakistan to w Thailand

Food

Diet includes seeds, fruits, insects and some animal matter.

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Field Notes:

Males are rather variable depending on the subspecies involved, but all have an at least partially glossy bluish-black plumage. The species was introduced to Hawaii in 1962 as a gamebird

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