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Lady Amherst’s Pheasant

Lady Amherst’s Pheasant

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Scientific Name:

Chrysolophus amherstiae


Distribution

China, Myanmar


Diet:

Seeds, fruits, grasses, bamboo sprouts and insects.


Facts

Habitat:  Wooded hills, bamboo groves


Incubation: 24 days / 6-7 eggs


Social structure: 1 male with 1-2 females


Weight: male up to 5kg, female up to 3kg


Dimensions: 75-100cm


Lifespan: ~17


Estimated population in the wild: unknown / decreasing


Threats: Habitat loss and fragmentation, hunting for its meat


IUCN Status: Least concern


Did you know that:

They are named after Sarah Countess Amherst, wife of Sir William Pitt Amherst, Governor of Bengal. The Governor was responsible for sending the first specimen of the bird to London in 1828.




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