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The blood pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus) is a small, short-tailed pheasant. It fairly common in the eastern Himalayas. Its range is across the northern parts of India, Nepal, Bhutan and China. The total number of birds is slowly decreasing. For this reason the species has been evaluated as Least Concern by IUCN in 2009. It is the national bird of the former kingdom of Sikkim. The blood pheasant is the only species in the genus Ithaginis of the pheasant family.

Habitat

Blood pheasants like to live in coniferous or mixed forests and scrub areas near the snowline. They move their range depending on the seasons. They are found at higher elevations during the summer.

Images for kids

  • Blood Pheasant female from Lachung North Sikkim India 14032019

    Female in Sikkim, India.

  • Kuser's Blood Partridge by Lodge and Thorburn

    Kuser's Blood Partridge

  • Northern Blood Partridge by George Edward Lodge

    Northern Blood Partridge

  • Sikhim Himalayan Blood Partridge by George Edward Lodge

    Sikhim Himalayan Blood Partridge

  • Himalayan Blood Partridge by Henrik Grönvold

    Himalayan Blood Partridge

See also

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