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The kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos)

The nine recognized subspecies of the kalij pheasant are, in taxonomic order:

 

L. l. hamiltoni J.E. Gray, 1829) – white-crested kalij pheasant – western Himalayas

L. l. leucomelanos (Latham, 1790) – nominate – forests of Nepal

L. l. melanota (Hutton, 1848) – black-backed kalij pheasant – Sikkim and western Bhutan

L. l. moffitti (Hachisuka, 1938) – black kalij pheasant – central Myanmar

L. l. lathami (J.E. Gray, 1829) – Horsfield's pheasant – eastern Bhutan and northern India to Myanmar

L. l. williamsi (Oates, 1898) – Williams' kalij pheasant – western Myanmar

L. l. oatesi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1893) – Oates' kalij pheasant – southern Myanmar

L. l. crawfurdi (J.E. Gray, 1829) – Crawfurd's pheasant – southeastern Myanmar to peninsular Thailand

L. l. lineata (Vigors, 1831) – lineated pheasant – southern Myanmar to northwestern Thailand

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