Discover them all with Birds of the World. Males are rather variable depending on the subspecies involved, but all have an at least partially glossy bluish-black plumage, while females are overall brownish. [6] The placement of the taxa L. l. lineata and L. l. crawfurdi has been a matter of dispute, with some treating them as subspecies of the kalij pheasant[2] and others as subspecies of the silver pheasant. Kalij Pheasant - BirdLife species factsheet. [2] It is generally common and widespread, though three of its eastern subspecies (L. l. oatesi, L. l. lineata, and L. l. crawfurdi) are considered threatened and L. l. moffitti is virtually unknown in the wild. Lophura leucomelanos Images - Images of this species located at the Phasianidae group on flickr. The kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos) is a pheasant found in forests and thickets, especially in the Himalayan foothills, from Pakistan to western Thailand. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kalij_pheasant&oldid=960360543, Taxa named by John Latham (ornithologist), Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 2 June 2020, at 14:42. Kalij Pheasant - Mangoverde World Bird Guide Species Page; Photos & Sounds. The researchers noted then that the birds occurred in pairs of a single male and a single female, and occasionally a male would be seen with multiple females. Both sexes have a bare red face and greyish legs (the latter separating it from the red-legged silver pheasant). Range and Habitat Kalij Pheasant: This species is a native of South Asia from northern India to Thailand and was introduced to Hawaii in 1962. The Old English Blackneck Pheasants brought in by the governors of New York and New Jersey in 1773, were not strong enough to survive. It is generally common and widespread, though three of its eastern subspecies … Males are rather variable depending on the subspecies involved, but all have an at least partially glossy bluish-black plumage, while females are overall brownish. The Kalij Pheasant can be found in a variety of habitat types such as evergreen and deciduous forests with dense undergrowth in valleys, or thickets, secondary vegetation and abandoned cultivated areas. Unlock thousands of full-length species accounts and hundreds of bird family overviews when you subscribe to Birds of the World. An extensive multimedia section displays the latest photos, videos and audio selections from the Macaulay Library. [7] They have greyish legs as in the kalij pheasant, but their plumage is closer to that of some subspecies of the silver pheasant. The kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos) is a pheasant found in forests and thickets, especially in the Himalayan foothills, from Pakistan to western Thailand. Pheasants have been in the United States for more than 200 years. The kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos) is a pheasant found in forests and thickets, especially in the Himalayan foothills, from Pakistan to western Thailand. Very roughly, the subspecies can be divided into two main groups, with the first (subspecies L. l. hamiltoni, L. l. leucomelanos, L. l. melanota, L. l. moffitti, and Vlathami) being found in the western and central part of the species' range, while the second (L. l. williamsi, L. l. oatesi, L. l. lineata, and L. l. crawfurdi) is found in the eastern part. In the second group, the underparts and crest are glossy blue-black, but the tail and upperparts are white (or very pale grey) with most feathers densely vermiculated with black. Each species account is written by leading ornithologists and provides detailed information on bird distribution, migration, habitat, diet, sounds, behavior, breeding, current population status, and conservation. [2], Media related to Lophura leucomelanos at Wikimedia Commons, "Kalij" redirects here. Additionally, as the silver pheasant, L. l. lineata and L. l. crawfurdi are found east of the Irrawaddy River, a major zoogeographic barrier, while all other subspecies of the kalij pheasant are found west of the river (L. l. oatesi, a subspecies of the kalij pheasant, has sometimes been reported as occurring east of that river,[2] but this is incorrect[8]). Every bird has a story. Both sexes have a bare red face and greyish legs (the latter separating it from the red-legged silver pheasant). Native to China, India, Thailand, Pakistan, Myanmar, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan and introduced to the island of Hawaii, this bird prefers Subtropical or Tropical Moist Forest or Shrubland habitats, though it can reside on arable land. Unlock thousands of full-length species accounts and hundreds of bird family … [5], The kalij pheasant is closely related to the silver pheasant, and the two are known to hybridize. The nine recognized subspecies of the kalij pheasant are, in taxonomic order: Males have a total length of 63 to 74 cm (25 to 29 in) and females 50 to 60 cm (20 to 24 in). In their native range along the western slopes of the Himalayas, Kalij Pheasants were the focus of just one in-depth field study in the early 1990s. Moulin, S., E. Randi, C. Tabarroni, & A. Hennache (2003). Kalij Pheasant - The Oriental Bird Club Image Database. "Their behavior is shaped by the environment to a larger degree than we expected," she says. Based on mtDNA, it was recently confirmed that L. l. lineata and L. l. crawfurdi should be regarded as subspecies of the kalij pheasant.[9]. (Browse free accounts on the home page.). In the males of the first group, most of plumage is glossy blue-black, though with white to the rump or underparts in most subspecies, and in L. l. hamiltoni, the westernmost subspecies, the crest is white (all other have a blue-black crest). The Kalij Pheasant has a large range, which is globally estimated to be between one million and ten million square kilometers. It can also be seen regularly on the edges of … The kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos) is a pheasant found in forests and thickets, especially in the Himalayan foothills, from Pakistan to western Thailand. It is found only on the Big Island, where it inhabits forests between 1000' and 7500' above sea level. They were first brought to North America in 1773, but they did not begin to propagate until the early 1800s. In some subspecies, the underparts are distinctly marked in whitish and black, while in others, most feathers are pale-edged, resulting in a scaly appearance. Ornithological Society Of The Middle East The Caucasus And Central Asia, RED DE OBSERVADORES DE AVES Y VIDA SILVESTRE DE CHILE. [2], Females are brownish. For the village in Iran, see, McGowan, P. J. K. (1994). Males are rather variable depending on the subspecies involved, but all have an at least partially glossy bluish-black plumage, while females are overall brownish. [2], The name is also spelled kaleege in old texts, such as Game Birds of India and Asia by Frank Finn,[3] though no longer in his Indian Sporting Birds. Kalij Pheasant (. This species can be found from 25 metres in NE Bangladesh, up to 3700 metres in Nepal. [4] The species was introduced to Hawaii[1] in 1962 as a gamebird.