Kalij Pheasant

Kalij Pheasant

The Kalij Pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos) is a pheasant found in forests and thickets, especially in the Himalayan foothills, from Pakistan to western Thailand. 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. Both sexes have a bare red face and greyish legs (the latter separating it from the red-legged silver pheasant) ----------------------------------- Interesting for birding in India, Please mail me on info@dilipgupta.com. Thank You Dilip C Gupta.