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Kalij Pheasant

Lophura leucomelanos (Latham, J 1790)

The kalij pheasant 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. It is generally common and widespread, though three of its eastern subspecies are considered threatened and L. l. moffitti is virtually unknown in the wild. On 21 October 2021, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir declared Kalij Pheasant as bird of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Phasianidae
Genus:
   Lophura
Scientific:
  Lophura leucomelanos


Original description

Citation:
  (Latham, J 1790)

Reference:
   Index Orn. 2 p.633

Protonym:
  Phasianus leucomelanos

Type locality:
  India, restricted type locality, Nepal, apud Stuart Baker, antea, p. 322.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53510058


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  A226EDC1D7B0B10B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-A226EDC1

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/A226EDC1


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 553882

Geographic range:

  • Lophura leucomelanos leucomelanos: subtropical pine, sal, and moist temperate forest of Nepal
  • Lophura leucomelanos hamiltonii: western Himalayas (Indus River to western Nepal)
  • Lophura leucomelanos melanota: Sikkim and western Bhutan
  • Lophura leucomelanos moffitti: range unknown; possibly central Bhutan
  • Lophura leucomelanos oatesi: southern Myanmar (Arakan Yoma Mountains)
  • Lophura leucomelanos lathami: eastern Bhutan and northern India to Myanmar
  • Lophura leucomelanos williamsi: western Myanmar (east to Irrawaddy River)
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English:
Kalij Pheasant
Catalan:
Faisà de Latham
Czech:
bažant kalij
Danish:
Kalijfasan
German:
Kalifasan
Spanish:
Faisán Kálij
Spanish (Spain):
Faisán Kálij
Finnish:
teräsfasaani
French:
Faisan leucomèle
Hungarian:
ördögfácán
Italian:
Fagiano kalij
Japanese (romaji):
miyamahakkan
Japanese:
ミヤマハッカン
Lithuanian:
Juodoji lofura
Dutch:
Nepalfazant
Norwegian:
Kalifasan
Polish:
kisciec nepalski
Portuguese:
Faisão-kalij
Russian:
Чёрная лофура
Slovak:
bažant čiernochrbtý
Swedish:
Kalijfasan
Ukrainian:
Лофур непальський
Chinese:
黑鹇
Chinese (Traditional):
黑鷼


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Kalij Pheasant ( Lophura leucomelanos) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Kalij Pheasant ( Lophura leucomelanos) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Kalij Pheasant ( Lophura leucomelanos) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Kalij Pheasant ( Lophura leucomelanos) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Kalij Pheasant ( Lophura leucomelanos) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Kalij Pheasant ( Lophura leucomelanos) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Kalij Pheasant ( Lophura leucomelanos) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Kalij Pheasant ( Lophura leucomelanos) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Kalij Pheasant ( Lophura leucomelanos) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Kalij Pheasant ( Lophura leucomelanos) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Kalij Pheasant ( Lophura leucomelanos) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Faisan leucomèle ( Lophura leucomelanos) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Faisan leucomèle ( Lophura leucomelanos) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Kalij Pheasant ( Lophura leucomelanos) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Kalij Pheasant ( Lophura leucomelanos) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Kalij Pheasant ( Lophura leucomelanos) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Kalij Pheasant ( Lophura leucomelanos) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Kalij Pheasant ( Lophura leucomelanos) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Kalij Pheasant ( Lophura leucomelanos) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Kalij Pheasant ( Lophura leucomelanos) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Kalij Pheasant ( Lophura leucomelanos) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Kalij Pheasant ( Lophura leucomelanos) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Kalij Pheasant ( Lophura leucomelanos) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Kalij Pheasant ( Lophura leucomelanos) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Kalij Pheasant ( Lophura leucomelanos) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Lophura leucomelanos [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Lophura leucomelanos

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Lophura [nycthemera or leucomelanos] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Bengali: কারা ভথুযা , কালা মথুরা
Bengali (transliteration): kālā mathurā
Catalan: Faisà de Latham
Czech: bažant kalij, Bažant tmavý
Danish: Kalijfasan
German: Kalifasan, Nepalfasan
English: Kalij Pheasant, Nepal Kaleej pheasant
Esperanto: Kalifazano
Spanish: Faisán de Nepal, Faisán Kalíj, Faisán Kálij
Spanish (Spain): Faisán Kálij
Estonian: terasfaasan
Finnish: Teräsfasaani
French: Faisan leucomèle
Hungarian: ördögfácán
Italian: Fagiano di Kalij, Fagiano kalij
Japanese (romaji): mi-yama hakkan, miyamahakkan
Japanese: ミヤマハッカン
Japanese (Kanji): 深山白鷴
Scientific: Gennaeus leucomelanos, Lophura leucomelana, Lophura leucomelanos, Lophura leucomelanos leucomelanos, Phasianus coloratus, Phasianus leucomelanos
Lithuanian: Juodoji lofura
Latvian: melnais fazāns
Malay: Burung Kuang Betawi
Maltese: perniċi ta' Kaliġ
Nepali: कालिज
Dutch: Nepalfazant
Norwegian: Kalifasan
Polish: kisciec nepalski, kiściec nepalski
Pinyin: hēi-xián
Portuguese: Faisão-kalij
Russian: Гималайский Куриный Фазан, Гималайский фазан, чёрная лофура
Slovak: bažant ciernochrbtý, bažant čiernochrbtý
Swedish: Kalijfasan
Thai: ไก่ฟ้าหลังเทา
Thai (Transliteration): kày-fáa lăŋ-tʰaw
Turkish: Kalij Sülünleri
Ukrainian: Лофур непальський
Chinese: 黑鹇
Chinese (Traditional): 黑鷼

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