Kalij Pheasant

Lophura leucomelanos

Beak

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Feet

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Crest

Has a crest

Resident. Himalayas, NE India and Bangladesh. Both sexes have red facial skin and downcurved tail. Male has blue-black upperparts, and variable amounts of white on rump and underparts. Female varies from dull brown to reddish-brown. with greyish-buff fringes producing scaly appearance Marked subspecies variation with males varying in colour of crest and underparts and extent of pale barring to upperparts. All forest types with dense undergrowth.