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Kalij Pheasant

Lophura leucomelanos

Description:

Male - glossy black above, with steel-blue gloss; glossy tail ending in sickle like feathers; whitish edges to rump feathers; bare, scarlet around eyes; long, hairy white crest; brownish-grey underbody; lanceolate breast feathers. Female - reddish-brown, scalloped paler; brown crest and bare scarlet patch around eyes; brown tail; smaller than male in size. Photo taken at Sattal, Uttarakhand, India

Habitat:

Forest undergrowth, clearings; terraced cultivation ; hillside habitation

Notes:

There are several races over the Himalayas and N.E. India; male varying in colour from glossy black to black and grey or white; crest black in other races. Info taken from: Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh By – Bikram Grewal, Sumit Sen, Sarwandeep Singh, Nikhil Devasar and Garima Bhatia

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Karan Raghwa
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Karan Raghwa

Uttarakhand, India

Spotted on Mar 28, 2021
Submitted on May 13, 2021

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