Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Pheasants and Partridges :: Kalij Pheasant

Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos

Described by: Latham (1790)
Alternate common name(s): Horsfield's Pheasant, Lineated Pheasant, White-crested Kalij, Nepal Kalij, Black-backed Kalij, Black Kalij, Black-breasted Kalij, Williams's Kalij, Oates's Kalij, Lineated Kalij, Crawfurd's Kalij, Kalij
Old scientific name(s): Lophura leucomelana, Gennaeus leucomelanos

Photographs

Pakistan - Date unknown © Muhammad Saad Nawaz Qaisrani 
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Range

W. Himalayas to n. Malay Peninsula;
(1) W. Himalayas in ex. n. Pakistan (Indus River) and sw. Tibet.
(2) N. India (e. from Kashmir) and Nepal.
Introduced to Hawaii.
(3) E. Nepal.
(4) C. Bhutan.
(5) E. Bhutan, s. Tibet, ne. India (Arunachal Pradesh, s. to the Chittagong Hills, Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland, Assam) and w. and n. Burma s. to lat. 20°N.
(6) N. Burma.
(7) S. Burma s. of 20°N.
(8) E. Burma and nw. and sw. Thailand.
(9) S. and w. Thailand.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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