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Tympanuchus pallidicinctus (Ridgway, 1873)
Phasianidae

Tympanuchus pallidicinctus (Ridgway, 1873)

Tympanuchus pallidicinctus (Ridgway, 1873)

Tympanuchus pallidicinctus is a paler, smaller relative of the greater prairie-chicken native to the US Great Plains.

Lophura leucomelanos (Latham, 1790)
Phasianidae

Lophura leucomelanos (Latham, 1790)

Lophura leucomelanos (Latham, 1790)

Lophura leucomelanos has two main subspecies groups differing in range and male plumage, with distinct sexual size and color differences.

Lophura swinhoii (Gould, 1863)
Phasianidae

Lophura swinhoii (Gould, 1863)

Lophura swinhoii (Gould, 1863)

Lophura swinhoii, or Swinhoe's pheasant, is a Taiwanese mountain pheasant with distinct male and female plumage patterns.

Lophura nycthemera (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phasianidae

Lophura nycthemera (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lophura nycthemera (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lophura nycthemera is a relatively large pheasant with size and plumage variation across subspecies and between sexes.

Lophura diardi (Bonaparte, 1856)
Phasianidae

Lophura diardi (Bonaparte, 1856)

Lophura diardi (Bonaparte, 1856)

Lophura diardi, the Siamese fireback, is a large Southeast Asian pheasant and Thailand’s national bird.

Lophura ignita (Shaw, 1798)
Phasianidae

Lophura ignita (Shaw, 1798)

Lophura ignita (Shaw, 1798)

Lophura ignita, the Bornean Crested Fireback, is a non-migratory galliform bird endemic to Borneo and nearby Bangka Island.

Lophura ignita rufa (Raffles, 1822)
Phasianidae

Lophura ignita rufa (Raffles, 1822)

Lophura ignita rufa (Raffles, 1822)

Lophura ignita rufa is a Bornean endemic galliform bird with understudied wild reproductive habits.

Galloperdix spadicea (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Phasianidae

Galloperdix spadicea (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

Galloperdix spadicea (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

Galloperdix spadicea, the red spurfowl, is a reddish-brown partridge-like bird found across India south of the Ganges.

Galloperdix lunulata (Valenciennes, 1825)
Phasianidae

Galloperdix lunulata (Valenciennes, 1825)

Galloperdix lunulata (Valenciennes, 1825)

Galloperdix lunulata, the painted spurfowl, is an Indian dry forest bird with distinct male and female plumage patterns.

Ithaginis cruentus (Hardwicke, 1821)
Phasianidae

Ithaginis cruentus (Hardwicke, 1821)

Ithaginis cruentus (Hardwicke, 1821)

Ithaginis cruentus, the blood pheasant, is a small high-elevation pheasant native to eastern Himalayan and central Chinese mountains.

Syrmaticus reevesii (J.E.Gray, 1829)
Phasianidae

Syrmaticus reevesii (J.E.Gray, 1829)

Syrmaticus reevesii (J.E.Gray, 1829)

Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii) is a long-tailed pheasant endemic to China, introduced elsewhere as a gamebird.

Syrmaticus humiae (Hume, 1881)
Phasianidae

Syrmaticus humiae (Hume, 1881)

Syrmaticus humiae (Hume, 1881)

Syrmaticus humiae, Mrs. Hume's pheasant, is a vulnerable forest pheasant found in northeast South Asia and southwest China.

Syrmaticus mikado (Ogilvie-Grant, 1906)
Phasianidae

Syrmaticus mikado (Ogilvie-Grant, 1906)

Syrmaticus mikado (Ogilvie-Grant, 1906)

Syrmaticus mikado, the Mikado pheasant, is an endemic Taiwanese pheasant named after Japan's emperor, with distinct male and female plumage.

Crossoptilon crossoptilon (Hodgson, 1838)
Phasianidae

Crossoptilon crossoptilon (Hodgson, 1838)

Crossoptilon crossoptilon (Hodgson, 1838)

Crossoptilon crossoptilon, the white eared pheasant, is a gregarious bird species found in alpine areas of southwest China.

Lophophorus impejanus (Latham, 1790)
Phasianidae

Lophophorus impejanus (Latham, 1790)

Lophophorus impejanus (Latham, 1790)

Lophophorus impejanus (Himalayan monal) is a large colorful Himalayan landfowl with distinct plumage differences between sexes.

Polyplectron bicalcaratum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phasianidae

Polyplectron bicalcaratum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Polyplectron bicalcaratum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Polyplectron bicalcaratum, the grey peacock-pheasant, is a large Southeast Asian pheasant with distinct plumage features, that eats plant matter and invertebrates.

Polyplectron inopinatum (Rothschild, 1903)
Phasianidae

Polyplectron inopinatum (Rothschild, 1903)

Polyplectron inopinatum (Rothschild, 1903)

Polyplectron inopinatum, the mountain peacock-pheasant, is a vulnerable endemic pheasant of central Malay Peninsula montane forests.

Pavo muticus Linnaeus, 1766
Phasianidae

Pavo muticus Linnaeus, 1766

Pavo muticus Linnaeus, 1766

Pavo muticus, the green peafowl, is a large Asian bird with distinct male and female plumage traits.

Pavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758
Phasianidae

Pavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758

Pavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758

Pavo cristatus, the Indian peafowl, is a sexually dimorphic phasianid bird native to the Indian subcontinent.

Bambusicola thoracicus (Temminck, 1815)
Phasianidae

Bambusicola thoracicus (Temminck, 1815)

Bambusicola thoracicus (Temminck, 1815)

This text describes the physical traits, behavior, distribution, and habitat of the Chinese bamboo partridge, Bambusicola thoracicus.

Bambusicola sonorivox Gould, 1863
Phasianidae

Bambusicola sonorivox Gould, 1863

Bambusicola sonorivox Gould, 1863

Bambusicola sonorivox, the Taiwan bamboo partridge, is a Phasianidae bird endemic to Taiwan.

Pucrasia macrolopha (R.Lesson, 1829)
Phasianidae

Pucrasia macrolopha (R.Lesson, 1829)

Pucrasia macrolopha (R.Lesson, 1829)

Pucrasia macrolopha, the koklass pheasant, is a medium-sized boreal gamebird endemic to high-altitude forests of Asia.

Chrysolophus pictus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phasianidae

Chrysolophus pictus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chrysolophus pictus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chrysolophus pictus, the golden pheasant, is a sexually dimorphic bird native to western China with feral populations worldwide.

Chrysolophus amherstiae (Leadbeater, 1829)
Phasianidae

Chrysolophus amherstiae (Leadbeater, 1829)

Chrysolophus amherstiae (Leadbeater, 1829)

Chrysolophus amherstiae, Lady Amherst's pheasant, is native to southwest China and northern Myanmar, with an extinct introduced population in England.

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