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  1. Golden Pheasant

    For the racehorse Golden Pheasant horse Refimprove date March 2011 Taxobox name Golden Pheasant status LC status system IUCN3.1 image Portrait of a Golden Pheasant.JPG image caption Male Golden Pheasant regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Aves ordo Galliformes familia Phasianidae subfamilia Phasianinae genus Chrysolophus species C. pictus binomial Chrysolophus pictus binomial authority Carolus Linnaeus Linnaeus , 1758 The Golden Pheasant or Chinese Pheasant , Chrysolophus pictus is a gamebird of the order Galliformes gallinaceous birds and the family Phasianidae . It is native to forests in mountainous areas of western China , but feral populations have been established in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. The adult male is 90 105  cm in length, its tail accounting for two thirds of the total length. It is unmistakable with its golden Crest feathers crest and rump and bright red body. The deep orange cape can be spread in display, appearing as an alternating black and orange fan that covers all of the face except its bright yellow eye with a pinpoint black pupil. File ... types of vegetation . The male has a metallic call in the breeding season. The Golden Pheasant ... Amherst s Pheasant in their lineage. There are also different mutations of the Golden Pheasant known .... File Male Golden Pheasant DC.jpg Male File Fasanhona 3.jpg Female File Golden Pheasant female ... goldenpheasant.html An article on the Golden Pheasant, its care in the aviary, and some ... a golden yellow crest with a hint of red at the tip. The face, throat, chin, and the sides of neck ... orange. The upper back is green and the rest of the back and rump is golden yellow. The tertiaries ... Common Pheasant . She is darker and more slender than the hen of that species, with a proportionately ... clumsy in flight and spend most of their time on the ground. Golden Pheasants lay 8 12 eggs at a time ... and Silver. In aviculture, the wild type is referred to as Red Golden to differentiate it from ...   more details



  1. Golden Pheasant (horse)

    Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename Golden Pheasant image caption sire Caro horse Caro grandsire Fortino dam Perfect Pigeon damsire Round Table horse Round Table sex Stallion horse Stallion foaled 1986 country United States colour Bay horse Bay breeder Carelaine Farm & Vintage Meadow Farm owner Bruce McNall & Wayne Gretzky trainer Jonathan E. Pease Jonathan Pease Europe br Charlie Whittingham USA record 22 7 4 3 earnings US 1,036,400 race Prix Niel 1989 br Arlington Million 1990 br John Henry Handicap 1990 br Japan Cup 1991 br Inglewood Handicap 1992 awards honours updated April 7, 2007 Golden Pheasant foaled 1986 is an United States American Thoroughbred horse racing racehorse who won races in France , United Kingdom England , the United States, and Japan . He was owned by the then owner of the Los Angeles Kings NHL ice hockey team, Bruce McNall , and superstar Hockey Hall of Fame Hall of Fame player, Wayne Gretzky . Trained by Jonathan E. Pease Jonathan Pease , Golden Pheasant raced in France and England at age three and four where under jockey Anthony S. Cruz Tony Cruz his wins included a victory over Nashwan in the 1989 Prix Niel at Hippodrome de Longchamp Longchamp Racecourse near Paris in the Fall. Earlier in the year he finished second in both the Chester Vase at Chester Racecourse in Chester Chester, England , and the Grand Prix de Saint Cloud at Hippodrome de Saint Cloud in Saint Cloud , France . Golden Pheasant was then sent to race in the United States where he ... Whittingham . Under jockey Gary L. Stevens Gary Stevens , Golden Pheasant defeated top horses With Approval ... Park . In 1991 Stevens rode him to victory in the Japan Cup . Retired to horse breeding stud duty, Golden Pheasant met with good success as a Father sire and currently stands at Lex Stud Shizunai Cho, Shizunai Gun, Hokkaid , Japan . To commemorate Golden Pheasant s winning both the Arlington Million ... bar horse&h GOLDEN PHEASANT2&g 5&p 0&f 1&l Golden Pheasant pedigree and partial racing stats Category ...   more details



  1. Operation Golden Pheasant

    Infobox military conflict conflict Operation Golden Pheasant date 1988 place Honduras result Withdrawal of Nicaragua n forces from Honduran territory combatant1 Image Flag of the United States.svg 50px United States br Image Flag of Honduras.svg 50px Honduras combatant2 Image Flag of Nicaragua.svg 50px Nicaragua commander1 President Ronald Reagan commander2 strength1 strength2 casualties1 casualties2 Operation Golden Pheasant was an emergency deployment of U.S. troops to Honduras in 1988, as a result of threatening actions by the forces of the Nicaragua ns. History In early March, 1988, the Nicaraguan Sandinista government launched Operation Danto to overrun Contras Contra rebel supply caches in the San Andr s de Bocay region, crossing into Honduran territory in their drive. Citation needed date July 2010 The United States, under President Ronald Reagan , dispatched elements of the 7th Infantry Division Light Quick Reaction Force QRF on a no notice deployment. This small force quickly landed at Palmerola Air Base now known as Soto Cano Air Base and moved quickly into position at a Honduran military base to facilitate the guarding of a local general. The units from the 7th Infantry Division were on the ground several days when the 82nd Airborne elements arrived. The deployment evolved into a live fire training exercise, but the light infantry soldiers and paratroopers deployed ready to fight, causing the Sandinistas to rapidly withdraw back across their border. Citation needed date July 2010 The 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment and Charlie Company ... http www.globalsecurity.org military ops golden pheasant.htm Operation Golden Pheasant http www.bragg.army.mil ... Operation Golden Pheasant.htm A 1988 U.S. Army news archive about 7th Infantry Division Light QRF deployment on Operation Golden Pheasant. coord missing Honduras Category 1988 Category Military ... Golden Pheasant ...   more details



  1. Pheasant

    Taiwan Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus formosanus Ruffed Pheasants genus Chrysolophus Golden Pheasant ... type Common Pheasant cock regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Galliformes ... br Cheer Pheasant Catreus br Chrysolophus br Crossoptilon br Ithaginis br Lophura br Phasianus ... typically eat seeds and some insects. The best known is the Common Pheasant , which is widespread throughout the world in introduced feral populations and in farm operations. Various other pheasant species are popular in aviaries, such as the Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus . Species in taxonomic order This list is ordered to show presumed relationships between species Blood Pheasant genus Ithaginis Blood Pheasant , I. cruentus Koklass genus Pucrasia Koklass Pheasant , P. macrolopha Gallopheasants genus Lophura Kalij Pheasant , L. leucomelanos White crested Kalij Pheasant, L. l. hamiltoni Nepal Kalij Pheasant, L. l. leucomelanos Black backed Kalij Pheasant, L. l. melanota Black Kalij Pheasant, L. l. moffitti Black breasted Kalij Pheasant, L. l. lathami William s Kalij Pheasant, L. l. williamsi Oates Kalij Pheasant, L. l. oatesi Crawfurd s Kalij Pheasant, L. l. crawfurdi Lineated Kalij Pheasant, L. l. lineata Silver Pheasant , L. nycthemera L. n. nycthemera L. n. lewisi L. n. annamensis ... taxonomy is shaky at best Imperial Pheasant , L. imperialis Edward s Pheasant , L. edwardsi Vietnamese Pheasant , L. hatinhensis Swinhoe s Pheasant , L. swinhoii Hoogerwerf s Pheasant , L. hoogerwerfi Salvadori s Pheasant , L. inornata Crestless Fireback , L. erythrophthalma Malayan Crestless Fireback .... diardi Bulwer s Pheasant , L. bulweri Eared Pheasants genus Crossoptilon White eared Pheasant , C. crossoptilon Tibetan Eared Pheasant , C. harmani Brown Eared Pheasant , C. mantchuricum Blue Eared Pheasant , C. auritum Cheer Pheasant genus Cheer Pheasant Catreus Cheer Pheasant , C. wallichi Long tailed Pheasants genus Syrmaticus Reeve s Pheasant , S. reevesi Elliot s Pheasant , S. ellioti Mrs. Hume ...   more details



  1. Chinese Pheasant

    Chinese Pheasant can refer to any pheasant species originally native to China . Usually it means either the Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus which including the Ring necked Pheasants. This usage is most common in the USA where the bird is widely naturalized. the Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus . This usage is most common elsewhere, particularly in United Kingdom Britain where both species are widely naturalized. Like in all pheasants, the males are unmistakable while the females look much more alike gallery Image Keqs phasianus colchicus.jpg Ring necked Common Pheasant male Image Chrysolophus pictus2.png Golden Pheasant male Image Phasianus colchicus 1 Marek Szczepanek .jpg Common Pheasant female image Fasanhona 1.jpg Chinese Pheasant female gallery disambig ...   more details



  1. Pheasant (disambiguation)

    Pheasant can refer to Common Pheasant Common Pheasant a.k.a. Ring necked Pheasant , Phasianus colchicus , a species of large bird Pheasant , birds in the family Phasianidae which includes the Common Pheasant and more than 30 related species Pheasant chess Pheasant , a variant of the game of chess which simulates a pheasant hunt. Distinguish from Peasant disambig ...   more details



  1. Reeves's Pheasant

    , Nordisk familjebok.jpg thumb Male Reeves s pheasant, green pheasant , Lady Amherst s pheasant and golden pheasant front to back . They like higher ground and are hardy birds, being able to withstand ...Taxobox name Reeves s Pheasant status VU status system IUCN3.1 image BxZ Syrmaticus reevesii 00.jpg image width 225px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Galliformes familia Phasianidae subfamilia Phasianinae genus Syrmaticus species S. reevesii binomial Syrmaticus reevesii binomial authority John Edward Gray Gray , 1829 The Reeves s Pheasant , Syrmaticus reevesii , is a large male length 210  cm, female length 75  cm pheasant within the genus Syrmaticus . It is Endemism in birds endemic to China . The name commemorates the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British natural history naturalist John Reeves naturalist John Reeves , who first introduced live specimens to Europe in 1831. Description File Syrmaticus reevesii Norway captive 8.jpg left thumb Male Males measure convert 210 cm in abbr on long and weighs convert 1529 g lb abbr on , while ... Vol.2 Lynx Edicions Barcelona ref The male is a brightly plumaged bird with a scaled golden white ... with chestnut brown. This spectacular pheasant is mentioned in the Guinness World Records 2008 for having ... Pheasant . It can measure up to 2.4 metres or convert 8 ft m long. The female is a brown bird with blackish crown, buff face and grey brown barred tail feathers. The hen Reeves s Pheasant is the same size as a male Common Pheasant . There are no known subspecies but there is some variation in plumage. Distribution and habitat File K nigsfasan Syrmaticus reevesii .jpg left thumb Male Reeves s Pheasant, with the long tail, picture shot in Upper Austria The Reeves s Pheasant is Endemism in birds ... for food and its tail plumes, the Reeves s Pheasant is evaluated as Vulnerable species Vulnerable ... fancygamebirds.htm Breeding Reeves s Pheasant http www.gbwf.org pheasants reeves.html Game ...   more details



  1. Sumatran Pheasant

    Sumatran Pheasant can refer to Hoogerwerf s Pheasant Salvadori s Pheasant disambiguation Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it from being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Long comment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ...   more details



  1. Pheasant paste

    orphan date October 2009 Pheasant Paste is type of p t made from Common Pheasant pheasant meat and other common p t ingredient s such as sour cream , egg food eggs , onions and butter ref http www.household management.com cookbook Pheasant Pate.html ref . Notable mentions in history Julien Offray de La Mettrie is rumoured to have been killed by indigestion caused by the over consumption of pheasant paste, ref http www.answers.com topic julien offray de la mettrie ref however the actual cause was later attributed to self prescribed blood letting. References references Category Poultry dishes Category Spreads ...   more details



  1. Feast of the Pheasant

    taken by the participants, the V ux du faisan oath of the pheasant was in the tradition of the bird ...   more details



  1. Imperial Pheasant

    Taxobox name Imperial Pheasant regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Galliformes familia Phasianidae subfamilia Phasianinae genus Lophura species L. imperialis binomial Lophura imperialis binomial authority Jean Theodore Delacour Delacour & Pierre Jabouille Jabouille , 1924 The Imperial Pheasant , Lophura imperialis is a dark blue medium sized, up to 75  cm long, pheasant with bare red facial skin, blue crest, crimson legs and glossy plumage. Female is brown with erectile short feather crest, blackish tail and primaries. The Imperial Pheasant is found in the forests of Vietnam and Laos . Its appearance resembles another Vietnam s enigmatic bird, the Vietnamese Pheasant , but is larger in size, has longer tail, all dark blue crest and tail feathers. The latter species has white crest and central tail feathers. Previously known only from a pair taken alive to Europe by Jean Th odore Delacour in 1923, this species was rediscovered in 1990, when an immature male was trapped by rattan collector. Another immature male was caught in February 2000. This rare bird was determined not to be a true species, but naturally occurring Hybrid biology hybrids between the Vietnamese Pheasant and the subspecies annamensis of the Silver Pheasant . ref A. Hennache, P. Rasmussen, V. Lucchini, S. Rimondi, E. Randi. Hybrid origin of the imperial pheasant Lophura imperialis Delacour and Jabouille, 1924 demonstrated by morphology, hybrid experiments, and DNA analyses . Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 80, Number 4, December 2003, pp. 573 600. DOI 10.1111 j.1095 8312.2003.00251.x . ref External links http www.rdb.or.id detailbird.php?id 342 Red Data Book References references Category Gallopheasants Category Birds of Laos Category Birds of Vietnam Category Pheasants Category Article Feedback 5 es Lophura imperialis eo Imperia fazano fr Faisan imp rial it Lophura imperialis hu Cs sz rf c n vi G l i lam m o en zh ...   more details



  1. Hoogerwerf's Pheasant

    Taxobox name Hoogerwerf s Pheasant image image caption status VU status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Galliformes familia Phasianidae genus Lophura species L. hoogerwerfi binomial Lophura hoogerwerfi binomial authority Frederick Nutter Chasen Chasen , 1939 The Hoogerwerf s Pheasant Lophura hoogerwerfi also known as Aceh Pheasant or Sumatran Pheasant is a medium sized, up to convert 55 cm long, bird of the Phasianidae family. The male is a crestless bluish black pheasant with bare red facial skin, short tail and grey legs. The female is a rufous brown bird with a dark bluish grey legs and short dark tail. Its appearance resembles and sometimes is considered as a subspecies of the Salvadori s Pheasant . The female is different from the latter for having darker brown, lack of buff mottling and plainer plumage. An Indonesia n endemism in birds endemic , this little known pheasant inhabits to mid mountain forests of Gunung Leuser National Park in Aceh province. Previously known only from two female specimens, it was recently discovered in a market in Medan , North Sumatra . The name commemorates the Netherlands Dutch ornithologist and taxidermist Andries Hoogerwerf . Due to ongoing habitat loss, small population size and limited range, the Hoogerwerf s Pheasant is evaluated as Vulnerable species Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. References IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife International year 2004 id 12342 title Lophura hoogerwerfi downloaded 29 October 2006 External links http www.birdlife.org datazone species index.html?action SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid 256&m 0 BirdLife Species Factsheet http www.redlist.org search details.php?species 12342 IUCN Red List http www.rdb.or.id view html.php?id 231&op lophhoog Red Data Book Category Gallopheasants Category Birds of Southeast Asia Category Birds of Indonesia br Fazan Sumatra ca Fais de Sumatra de Sumatrafasan es Lophura inornata hoogerwerfi fr Faisan de Sumatra id Sempidan ...   more details



  1. Koklass Pheasant

    Taxobox name Koklass Pheasant status LC status system IUCN3.1 image Stavenn Pucrasia macrolopha.jpg image width 240px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Galliformes familia Phasianidae subfamilia Phasianinae genus Pucrasia genus authority George Robert Gray G.R. Gray , 1841 species P. macrolopha binomial Pucrasia macrolopha binomial authority Ren Primev re Lesson Lesson , 1829 The Koklass Pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha is a species of the Pheasant family, the Phasianidae , and is the Monotypic taxon only species in the genus Pucrasia . File PucrasiaXanthospilaWolf.jpg thumb left P. m. xanthospila Koklass Pheasant is a monotypic species of genus Pucrasia with nine subspecies recognised so far. These are Indian Koklass Pheasant P. m. macrolopha , Western Koklass Pheasant P. m. castanea , Kashmir Koklass Pheasant P. m. biddulphi , Nepal Koklass Pheasant P. m. nipalensis , Meyer s Koklass Pheasant P. m. meyeri , Orange collared Koklass Pheasant P. m. rufficollis , Yellow necked Koklass Pheasant P. m. xanthospila , Joret s Koklass Pheasant P. m. jorentiana and Darwin s Koklass Pheasant P. m. darwini . This entry deals with the subspecies P. m. biddulphi , which ranges from Kashmir east to Kullu in India . With exception of the subspecies P. m. nipalensis , P. m. castanea and P. m. macrolopha , which are endemism endemic to the southern side of northwest and western Himalaya , other five are confined to China and Mongolia . The Koklass Pheasant is a medium sized elusive bird confined to high altitude forest s from Afghanistan to central Nepal , and in northeastern Tibet to northern and eastern China . Upper parts of male Koklass Pheasant are covered with silver grey plumage streaked velvety black down the centre of each feather, and it has the unique feature of a black head, chestnut breast and prominent white patches on the sides of neck. The females ... colourful pheasants, the Koklass Pheasant exhibits moderate sexual dimorphism . Though they skulking ...   more details



  1. Kalij Pheasant

    Taxobox name Kalij Pheasant status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name IUCN IUCN2008 assessors ... image Kalij pheasant Hawaii.jpg image width image caption L. leucomelanos hamiltoni . br Males in foreground ... Latham , 1790 The Kalij Pheasant , Lophura leucomelanos , is a pheasant found in forests and thickets ... legs the latter separating it from the red legged Silver Pheasant . ref name HBW McGowan, P. J. K. 1994 . Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos . pp. 533 in del Hoyo, J, A. Elliott, & J. Sargatal 1994 ... species. Taxonomy The Kalij Pheasant is closely related to the Silver Pheasant and the two are known ... and crawfurdi has been a matter of dispute, with some treating them as subspecies of the Kalij Pheasant ref name HBW and others as subspecies of the Silver Pheasant. ref name BOU McGowan, P. J. K., A. L ... Pheasant, but their plumage is closer to that of some subspecies of the Silver Pheasant. Additionally, as the Silver Pheasant, lineata and crawfurdi are found east of the Irrawaddy River , a major zoogeographic barrier, while all other subspecies of the Kalij Pheasant are found west of the river oatesi , a subspecies of the Kalij Pheasant, has sometimes been reported as occurring east of that river ... confirmed that lineata and crawfurdi should be regarded as subspecies of the Kalij Pheasant ... Pheasant. In taxonomic order L. l. hamiltoni small John Edward Gray J.E. Gray , 1829 White crested Kalij Pheasant western Himalayas L. l. leucomelanos small John Latham ornithologist Latham , 1790 ... Pheasant Sikkim and western Bhutan L. l. moffitti small Hachisuka, 1938 Black Kalij Pheasant central Myanmar L. l. lathami small J.E. Gray, 1829 Horsfield s Pheasant eastern Bhutan and northern India to Myanmar L. l. williamsi small Eugene William Oates Oates , 1898 William s Kalij Pheasant western Myanmar L. l. oatesi small William Robert Ogilvie Grant Ogilvie Grant , 1893 Oate s Kalij Pheasant southern Myanmar L. l. crawfurdi small J.E. Gray, 1829 Crawfurt s Pheasant southeastern Myanmar ...   more details



  1. Silver Pheasant

    Taxobox name Silver Pheasant status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name IUCN IUCN2008 assessors ... Silver Pheasant.jpg thumb Silver Pheasant in captivity. Note the brown patches, typical of sub adult males The Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera is a species of pheasant found in forests, mainly in mountains ... it from the greyish legged Kalij Pheasant . ref name HBW McGowan, P. J. K. 1994 . Silver Pheasant ... and Threatened species threatened . ref name HBW Taxonomy As other pheasant, the Silver Pheasant ... some of the subspecies associated with it have been placed either in Pheasant Previous ... authorities place the Silver Pheasant in Lophura . ref name HBW ref name Clements Clements, J. F. 2007 ... of the Birds of the World . 3rd edition. Christopher Helm. ISBN 071366536X ref The Silver Pheasant is closely related to the Kalij Pheasant and the two are known to Hybrid biology hybridize . ref name ..., with some treating them as subspecies of the Kalij Pheasant ref name HBWKalij McGowan, P. J. K. 1994 . Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos . pp. 533 in del Hoyo, J, A. Elliott, & J. Sargatal 1994 .... ISBN 84 87334 15 6 ref and others as subspecies of the Silver Pheasant. ref name BOU McGowan, P. J ... Pheasant, but their plumage is closer to that of some subspecies of the Silver Pheasant. Additionally, as the Silver Pheasant, lineata and crawfurdi are found east of the Irrawaddy River , a major zoogeographic barrier, while all other subspecies of the Kalij Pheasant are found west of the river oatesi , a subspecies of the Kalij Pheasant, has sometimes been reported as occurring east of that river ... Pheasant. ref name Ibis Moulin, S., E. Randi, C. Tabarroni, & A. Hennache 2003 . Mitochondrial DNA diversification ..., Phasianidae. Ibis journal Ibis 145 E1 E11 ref With these two as subspecies of the Kalij Pheasant, the Silver Pheasant has 15 subspecies. ref name Clements ref name HowardMoore However, while ... Pheasant is actually a naturally occurring hybrid between the Silver Pheasant and the Vietnamese Pheasant ...   more details



  1. Steven Pheasant

    Infobox cricketer biography playername country England fullname Steven Thomas Pheasant nickname living true partialdates dayofbirth 25 monthofbirth 6 yearofbirth 1951 placeofbirth Southwark , London countryofbirth England dayofdeath monthofdeath yearofdeath placeofdeath countryofdeath heightft heightinch heightm batting Right handed bowling Right arm Seam bowling medium role family club1 Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex year1 1971 clubnumber1 deliveries balls columns 1 column1 First class cricket First class matches1 1 runs1 2 bat avg1 2.00 100s 50s1 &ndash &ndash top score1 2 not out deliveries1 300 wickets1 4 bowl avg1 30.25 fivefor1 &ndash tenfor1 &ndash best bowling1 4 88 catches stumpings1 2 &ndash date 27 November year 2011 source http www.espncricinfo.com ci content player 18919.html Cricinfo Steven Thomas Pheasant born 25 June 1951 is a former English people English cricket er. Pheasant was a right handed Batting cricket batsman who bowled right arm Seam bowling medium pace . He was born at Southwark , London . Pheasant made a single first class cricket first class appearance for Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex against Cambridge University Cricket Club Cambridge University in 1971. ref cite web url http cricketarchive.com Archive Players 32 32039 First Class Matches.html title First Class Matches played by Steven Pheasant publisher CricketArchive accessdate 27 November 2011 ref Pheasant was dismissed for a duck cricket duck in Sussex s first innings by Phil Edmonds , while in Cambridge University s first innings he bowled 23 wicketless overs, though he only conceded ... http www.espncricinfo.com ci content player 18919.html Steven Pheasant at ESPNcricinfo http cricketarchive.com Archive Players 32 32039 32039.html Steven Pheasant at CricketArchive Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Pheasant, Steven ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Cricketer ... DEFAULTSORT Pheasant, Steven Category 1951 births Category Living people Category People from Southwark ...   more details



  1. Blood Pheasant

    Taxobox name Blood Pheasant image Blood Pheasant.jpg image caption status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name iucn regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Galliformes familia Phasianidae subfamilia Phasianinae genus Ithaginis genus authority Johann Georg Wagler Wagler , 1832 species I. cruentus binomial Ithaginis cruentus binomial authority Thomas Hardwicke Hardwicke , 1821 synonyms Ithaginis cruentatus The Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus is the Monotypic taxon only species in genus Ithaginis of the pheasant family. This relatively small, short tailed pheasant is widespread and fairly common in eastern Himalayas , ranging across India , Nepal and Bhutan . Since ... 1821 title Descriptions of a Wild Dog of Sumatra, a new Species of Viverra, and a new Species of Pheasant .... beicki small Ernst Mayr Mayr and Birckhead, 1937 small Beick s Blood Pheasant north central China I. c. berezowskii small Valentin Lvovich Bianchi Bianchi , 1903 small Berezovski s Blood Pheasant mountains ... small Clarke s Blood Pheasant southwest China I. c. cruentus small Hardwicke, 1821 small Himalayan Blood Pheasant northern Nepal to northwestern Bhutan I. c. geoffroyi small Jules Verreaux Verreaux , 1867 small Geoffroy s Blood Pheasant western China and southeast Tibet I. c. kuseri small Beebe, 1912 small Kuser s Blood Pheasant upper Assam in India and southeast Tibet I. c. marioni small Mayr, 1941 small Mrs. Vernay s Blood Pheasant mountains of southwest China and northeast Myanmar I. c. michaelis small Bianchi, 1903 small Bianchi s Blood Pheasant north central China I. c. rocki small Joseph Harvey Riley Riley , 1925 small Rock s Blood Pheasant southwestern China I. c. sinensis small Armand David David , 1873 small David s Blood Pheasant central China I. c. tibetanus small E. C. Stuart Baker ECS Baker , 1914 small Tibetan Blood Pheasant eastern Bhutan and southern Tibet Distribution .... ref name johnsgard99 Cultural depictions The Blood Pheasant is the List of Indian state birds state ...   more details



  1. Salvadori's Pheasant

    Taxobox name Salvadori s Pheasant image Salvadoris Pheasant .jpg image caption Male Salvadori s Pheasant at the Bronx Zoo status VU status system IUCN3.1 trend down regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Galliformes familia Phasianidae subfamilia Phasianinae genus Lophura species L. inornata binomial Lophura inornata binomial authority Tommaso Salvadori Salvadori , 1879 The Salvadori s Pheasant , Lophura inornata is a bird of genus Lophura , native to Indonesia . It is found in the mountain rainforests of Sumatra . Thus it is also known as the Sumatran Pheasant. The species name inornata means without ornament. This species is classified as vulnerable. In Kerinci Seblat National Park numbers are reducing due to heavy trapping and hunting by local people for food. This bird is named after Italy Italian ornithologist Tommaso Salvadori . References IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife International year 2004 id 12345 title Lophura inornata downloaded 11 May 2006 Database entry includes a range map, a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable, and the criteria used External links http www.birdlife.org datazone species index.html?action SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid 257&m 0 BirdLife Species Factsheet http www.redlist.org search details.php?species 12345 IUCN Red List gbwf.org http www.gbwf.org pheasants inornata.html Salvadori s Pheasant Lophura inornata Category Gallopheasants Category Birds of Indonesia Category Birds of Bangladesh Galliformes stub br Fazan Salvadori ca Fais de Salvadori de Salvadorifasan es Lophura inornata eo Salvadoria fazano fr Faisan de Salvadori it Lophura inornata hu Salvadori f c n nl Salvadori s fazant ja sv Salvadorifasan ...   more details



  1. Bulwer's Pheasant

    refimprove date November 2011 Taxobox name Bulwer s Pheasant image lophura bulweri.jpg image width 240px image caption Bulwer s Pheasant, Lophura bulweri br male specimen status VU status system IUCN3.1 status ref Citation needed date July 2011 trend down regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Galliformes familia Phasianidae subfamilia Phasianinae genus Lophura species L. bulweri binomial Lophura bulweri binomial authority Richard Bowdler Sharpe Sharpe , 1874 Bulwer s Pheasant Lophura bulweri is also known as Bulwer s Wattled Pheasant , the Wattled Pheasant , or the White tailed Wattled Pheasant . It is a Southeast Asian bird in the Phasianidae family Endemism in birds endemic to the forests of Borneo . It is currently listed as Vulnerable species Vulnerable by the IUCN . Description Bulwer s Pheasant is sexual dimorphism sexually dimorphic . Males have a total length of about convert 80 cm in , and are black plumaged with a maroon breast, crimson legs, a pure white tail of long, curved feathers, and bright blue facial skin with two wattle anatomy wattles that conceal the sides of its head. Females have a total length of about convert 55 cm in , and are an overall dull brown colour with red legs and blue facial skin. Distribution and habitat The Bulwer s Pheasant is Endemism in birds endemic to the island of Borneo . While the species is locally common in protected areas e.g. Kayan Mentarang National Park , East Kalimantan it is rarely found elsewhere. The bird inhabits hill and lower Montane forest montane tropical forest, likely preferring highland ... mainly of fruits, worms, and insects. Status Bulwer s Pheasant is listed as Vulnerable species ... genus. Etymology Bulwer s Pheasant belongs to the order Galliformes , in the Phasianidae ... Red List http www.gbwf.org pheasants bulwers.html Bulwer s Pheasant Lophura bulweri DEFAULTSORT Bulwer s Pheasant Category Gallopheasants Category Birds of Southeast Asia Category Birds of Brunei ...   more details



  1. Pheasant Pigeon

    Taxobox name Pheasant Pigeon image Otidiphaps nobilis.jpg image width image caption Otidiphaps nobilis aruensis at the Cincinnati Zoo status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Aves ordo Columbiformes familia Columbidae genus Otidiphaps genus authority John Gould Gould , 1870 species O. nobilis binomial Otidiphaps nobilis binomial authority John Gould Gould , 1870 File Pheasant Pigeon RWD.jpg thumb left O. n. cervicalis in a zoo File OtidiphapsInsularisKeulemans.jpg thumb left O. n. insularis The Pheasant Pigeon Otidiphaps nobilis is a large Terrestrial animal terrestrial Columbidae pigeon found in the primary rainforest s of New Guinea and nearby islands. It ranges primarily over hilly and lower mountain areas, but can also be found in lowland s. The pheasant pigeon is an unusual pigeon of uncertain affinities within the Columbidae , and is monotypic within the genus Otidiphaps John Gould Gould , 1870 , and the sub family Otidiphabinae. Its scientific name makes reference to its similarities to the bustard family Otidae . Its common name reflects its adaptation to living on the forest floor in the fashion of a South East Asia n pheasant , which it resembles in external morphology biology morphology , particularly in its laterally compressed tail and the rounded wings. No Galliformes galliform birds occur in New Guinea, and the pheasant pigeon has filled the ecological niche of a partridge or small pheasant while the larger Goura genus Goura crowned pigeons have a lifestyle similar to larger pheasants, grouse or turkey bird turkey s . It is a highly secretive species, feeding on seeds and fallen fruit s. It nests on the ground below trees ... , Vol 4. ISBN 84 87334 22 9 Commons category Otidiphaps nobilis Gallery gallery File Pheasant Pigeon Bronx Zoo.jpg Pheasant Pigeon Otidiphaps n. nobilis at the Bronx Zoo File pheasant pigeon arp.jpg Pheasant Pigeon Otidiphaps nobilis nobilis File Otidiphaps nobilis Jurong Bird Park 8a.jpg ...   more details



  1. Pheasant Creek

    About the creek in Canada the creek and rural area in Australia Pheasant Creek, Victoria Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Pheasant Creek is a stream creek that runs along the bottom of one of the many coulees that branch off the Qu appelle Valley and empties into the Qu Appelle River in southern Saskatchewan . The creek is located south of the village of Abernethy, Saskatchewan Abernethy and north of the village of Sintaluta . See also List of rivers of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan parks coord 50 35 00 N 103 28 02 W display title Category Rivers of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan geo stub ...   more details



  1. Copper Pheasant

    Taxobox name Copper Pheasant status NT status system IUCN3.1 image Stavenn Syrmaticus soemmerringii ijimae .jpg image width 240px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Galliformes familia Phasianidae subfamilia Phasianinae genus Syrmaticus species S. soemmerringii binomial Syrmaticus soemmerringii binomial authority Coenraad Jacob Temminck Temminck , 1830 The Copper Pheasant , Syrmaticus soemmerringii also known as Soemmerring s Pheasant is a large pheasant with a rich copper y chestnut plumage, yellowish Beak bill , brown Iris anatomy iris and red facial skin. The female is a brown bird with greyish brown upperparts and buff barred dark brown below. The male has short spur on its grey legs, none in female. He measures up to 87.5 136 cm 34.5 54 in long including the tail while the female measures up to 51 54 cm 20 21 in subspecies scintillans including the tail. ref Handbook of the Birds of the World Volume 2 Lynx Edicions Barcelona ref Image Stavenn Syrmaticus soemmerringii 00.jpg left thumb Specimen AMNH The Copper Pheasant is distributed and Endemism in birds endemic to the hill and mountain forests of Honsh , Ky sh and Shikoku islands of Japan , where it is known as nihongo yamadori . The diet consists mainly of insects, arthropods , roots, leaves and grains. The scientific name commemorates the Germany German scientist Samuel Thomas von S mmerring . Due to ongoing habitat loss, limited range and overhunting in some areas, the Copper Pheasant is evaluated as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Cultural References The Copper Pheasant appears in Japanese poetry as far back as poetry composed by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro in the early 8th century, as compiled in the Hyakunin Isshu ref name mostow cite book last Mostow first Joshua S. title Pictures of the Heart The Hyakunin Isshu in Word and Image publisher University ... like the dragging tail of the mountain pheasant separated from his dove? References references IUCN2006 ...   more details



  1. Pheasant Coucal

    Taxobox name Pheasant Coucal image Pheasant Coucal kobble apr03.JPG status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Cuculiformes familia Cuculidae genus Centropus species C. phasianinus binomial Centropus phasianinus binomial authority John Latham ornithologist Latham , 1801 synonyms The Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is found in Australia , Indonesia , and Papua New Guinea . Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest s and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It has adapted well to canefields in northern Australia. ref Blakers et al. 1984 . The Atlas of Australian Birds Blakers et al. The Atlas of Australian Birds , Carlton Melbourne University Press. ISBN 0 522 84285 2 ref The Pheasant Coucal is unusual among Australian cuckoos in that it incubates and raises its own young instead of laying its eggs in the nest of another species. The Pheasant Coucal s summer voice is a low descending boop boop boop . Its winter voice is a sharp hissing. ref Simpson & Day 1999 . Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson & Day Field Guide to the Birds of Australia , Ringwood Penguin Books Australia. ISBN 0 670 87918 5 ref Source BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 47858 all Centropus phasianinus . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. References reflist Category Centropus commonscat Centropus phasianinus wikispecies Centropus phasianinus cuculiformes stub es Centropus phasianinus fr Coucal faisan it Centropus phasianinus hu F c nfark boz tkakukk pl Kukal ba anci pt Centropus phasianinus sv Fasansporrg k ...   more details



  1. Pheasant Cuckoo

    Taxobox name Pheasant Cuckoo image Pheasant Cuckoo.jpg status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Cuculiformes familia Cuckoo Cuculidae subfamilia Neomorphinae genus Dromococcyx species D. phasianellus binomial Dromococcyx phasianellus binomial authority Johann Baptist von Spix Spix , 1824 synonyms The Pheasant Cuckoo Dromococcyx phasianellus is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is found in Argentina , Belize , Bolivia , Brazil , Colombia , Costa Rica , Ecuador , El Salvador , French Guiana , Guatemala , Guyana , Honduras , Mexico , Nicaragua , Panama , Paraguay , Peru , Suriname , and Venezuela . Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical dry forest s, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical swamp s. References BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 47896 all Dromococcyx phasianellus . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. DEFAULTSORT Cuckoo, Pheasant Category Dromococcyx Pheasant Cuckoo Category Birds of Argentina Category Birds of Bolivia Category Birds of Brazil Category Birds of Central America Category Birds of Colombia Category Birds of Ecuador Category Birds of the Guianas Category Native birds of Southern Mexico Category Birds of Paraguay Category Birds of Peru Category Birds of Suriname Category Birds of Venezuela Cuculiformes stub es Dromococcyx phasianellus eo Fazankukolo fr G ocoucou faisan it Dromococcyx phasianellus hu F c nkakukk pt Saci fais o sv Fasang k ...   more details



  1. Peacock-pheasant

    In 2010 the IOC World Bird List listed the Hainan Peacock Pheasant as a species. ref name worldbirdnames.org ... by Delacour, the Hainan Peacock Pheasant has been considered a distinct species by several ornithologists ... commentary.html ref It is considered of utmost importance to have the Hainan Peacock Pheasant recognized as a full species due to its endangered status. The Hainan Peacock Pheasant is endemic ... species in the order Galliformes in China . Species Palawan Peacock Pheasant , Polyplectron napoleonis formerly P. emphanum Malayan Peacock Pheasant , Polyplectron malacense Bornean Peacock Pheasant , Polyplectron schleiermacheri Germain s Peacock Pheasant , Polyplectron germaini Grey Peacock Pheasant , Polyplectron bicalcaratum Hainan Peacock Pheasant , Polyplectron katsumatae split from P. bicalcaratum ref name worldbirdnames.org Bronze tailed Peacock Pheasant , Polyplectron chalcurum Mountain Peacock Pheasant , Polyplectron inopinatum References wikispecies Reflist Category Polyplectron ...   more details




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