Pheasants & Allies

Kalij Pheasant

Lophura leucomelanos

The Kalij Pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos) is an 868 g forest bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Pheasants & Allies

Order

Galliformes

Weight

868 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

9

Recorded in India, United States, Bhutan, Thailand, Nepal, Myanmar, Pakistan, China, Bangladesh.

Where to see it: Margalla Hills Trail 5 (Pakistan); Chelela (Bhutan); Dochula · Royal Botanical Park (Bhutan); Mt. Phulchowki - Lowest Few Miles of Road (Nepal); Dochula Pass (Bhutan).

Photo: (c) Daniel S. Katz, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist