Blood pheasant
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The blood pheasant or blood partridge (Ithaginis cruentus) is the only species in genus Ithaginis of the pheasant family. It is a relatively small, short-tailed pheasant that is widespread and is fairly common in eastern Himalayas, ranging across India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, and northern Myanmar. Since the trend of the population appears to be slowly decreasing, the species has been evaluated as of least concern on the IUCN Red List in 2009.[1]
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Blood pheasant | |
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A flock in Phrumsengla National Park, Bhutan | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Subfamily: | Phasianinae |
Genus: | Ithaginis Wagler, 1832 |
Species: | I. cruentus |
Binomial name | |
Ithaginis cruentus (Hardwicke, 1821) | |
Synonyms | |
Ithaginis cruentatus |
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The blood pheasant is the state bird of Sikkim.[2]