Lady Amherst's Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae)

Family
Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)

Size
60 - 120 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Leadbeater, 1829)

Abundance (Guide)
LC

Habitat
Young, thick, conifer plantations and mixed woodlands with thick understorey.

Range (Guide)

China (mainland) (B), Myanmar (B).

North-eastern Burma, extreme south-eastern Tibet and south-western China (from western Sichuan south to Yunnan and western Guizhou). Introduced very locally to British Is.

Localized to Bedforfordshire.

Population
Estimated population is 20,000 - 49,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Seeds, plant shoots, buds, roots and some insects.

Voice
A metallic crowing call, during the breeding season, that is similar to that of the Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus).

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (19)...)

Lady Amherst's Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) [XC37521]
by Frank Lambert from Omei Shan, China (song)

Lady Amherst's Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) [XC111134]
by Frank Lambert from Hills west of Shuhe, near Lijiang, Yunnan, China (call)

Breeding Season (Guide)
April - May.

Nest
A shallow scrape on the ground, under thick cover, sparsely lined.

Eggs (Guide)
6 - 11; glossy, buff to creamy-white; oval; 42 - 52 x 32 - 37 mm.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

The Reader's Digest Book of British Birds 1980, 3rd Edition, Drive Publications Ltd ISBN 0 340 25308 8
Birds in Colour Campbell, B., 1960, Penguin Books Ltd
The Pocket Guide to Nest and Eggs Fitter, R.S.R., 1954, Collins
RSPB Handbook of British Birds Holden, P., Cleeves, T., 2002, A & C Black ISBN 0 7136 5713 8
Birds of Britain and Europe Sterry, P., et al., 2001, AA Publishing ISBN 0 7495 3068 5
The Popular Handbook of British Birds Hollom, P.A.D., 1973, H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd ISBN 0 85493 002 7

Files:

JPG files for Lady Amhersts Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) - 10 files

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