Adult Male ( Kalij) Pheasant |
Kalij Pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos) is beautiful land bird found in the deep jungle of Manas. This bird is commonly sighted in Bansbari-Mathanguri road, Doimari- Bansbari road, Uchila-Katajhar road, Gabharukhunda areas of Panbari range. Sighting is very common early in the morning and afternoon on the road. Sometime it would blocked road for motor vehicle and patrolling guards.
A Male Pheasant |
A Female Pheasant |
The habitat range of bird extends across the Himalayan foothills, Pakistan to western Thailand. Males are rather variable depending on subspecies characteristics but females are overall brownish. Both sexes have bare red faces with grayish legs.
A Group of Pheasant |
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