Lady Amherst's Pheasant

Chrysolophus amherstiae (Leadbeater, 1829)

Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies

Lady Amherst's Pheasant, Chrysolophus amherstiae, breeds in the Oriental Region in north-east Myanmar, south-east Tibet and south-west China. It is a galliform pheasant in the family Phasianidae, first described by Leadbeater in 1829. The male is striking, with a raised cape, a red crest, a long barred tail and a mix of white, green, blue, brown and yellow on the body. The female is far plainer, with mottled brown plumage and finer barring. The species lives in dense forest with thick undergrowth, feeds on the ground, roosts in trees and can burst up into flight when alarmed.

Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies
Breeding range: Oriental Region: ne Myanmar, se Tibet and sw China