Kalij Pheasant

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Kalij Pheasant
Image:Kalij-pheasant Hawaii.jpg
Conservation status
Image:Status iucn3.1 LC.svg Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Genus: Lophura Species: L. leucomelanos
Binomial name
Lophura leucomelanos (Latham, 1790)

The Kalij Pheasant, Lophura leucomelanos is a pheasant found all along the foothills of the Himalaya in a number of local populations with variations. They are also found (though somewhat rare) in the Islands of Hawaii.

[edit] References

• BirdLife International (2004). Lophura leucomelanos. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 9 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

[edit] External links

• BirdLife Species Factsheet
• Kalij Pheasant

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