Kalij Pheasant

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Kalij Pheasant
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Genus: Lophura Species: L. leucomelanos
Binomial name
Lophura leucomelanos (Latham, 1790)

The Kalij Pheasant, Lophura leucomelanos, is a pheasant found all along the foothills of the Himalaya in a number of local populations with variations. They are also found (though somewhat rare) in the islands of Hawaii, where it is considered an invasive species because it consumes and disperses seeds of invasive plant species.

[edit] References

• BirdLife International (2004). Lophura leucomelanos. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 9 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

[edit] External links

• BirdLife Species Factsheet
• Kalij Pheasant
• Arthur Grosset's Birds