Lady Amherst's Pheasant - BirdForum Opus

Chrysolophus amherstiae

Photo by china guy
Yingjing, China, March 2011

Identification

100-120 cm

• Black and silver head
• Long grey rump and tail
• Red, blue, white and yellow body plumage
  

Female:

• Mottled brown plumage
• Grey face

Distribution

Mountains of south-eastern Tibet and south-western China to northern Myanmar.

Photo by china guy
Location: Sichuan, China

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Mountains; dense, dark forests with thick undergrowth, roosting in trees at night.

Behaviour

Diet

Diet includes grain, leaves and invertebrates.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Lady Amherst's Pheasant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Lady_Amherst%27s_Pheasant

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