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A photo of a Kalij Pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos), male
Kalij Pheasant, Male

Kalij Pheasant

Lophura leucomelanos

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 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). 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. The name is also spelled kaleege in old texts, such as Game Birds of India and Asia by Frank Finn, though no longer in his Indian Sporting Birds. The species was introduced to Hawaii in 1962 as a gamebird.
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A photo of a Kalij Pheasant photographed in Old Kona Airport SRA United States
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Jeremy Lohn
Saturday 22 Apr 2023 - 2:14pm
United States
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Archer Silverman
Tuesday 28 Mar 2023 - 10:55pm
United States
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Archer Silverman
Tuesday 28 Mar 2023 - 9:22pm
United States
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Jake Smith
Saturday 07 Jan 2023 - 2:24am
United States
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