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Bird name:

Kalij Pheasant

Lophura leucomelanos

Order

GALLIFORMES

Family

Turkeys and Grouse (Phasianidae)

Code 4

KAPH

Code 6

LOPLEU

ITIS

553882

Breeding Location:

Montane and foothill woodlands, Wooded areas near water, Forests



Breeding Type:

Monogamous



Breeding Population:

Expanding



Egg Color:

Cream



Number of Eggs:

6 - 9



Incubation Days:

20 - 23



Egg Incubator:

Female



Nest Material:

Scrape lined with leaves



Migration:

Nonmigratory



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General

Kalij Pheasant: Glossy blue-black overall, face has bright red wattles. Crest, breast, and sides have long white to gray-brown feathers. Feathers from mid-back to rump edged in white giving a scalloped appearance, tail is long and black. Female has brown crest and body. Juvenile is dark brown, head is rufous with dark ear coverts. Upperparts mottled brown, black, and rufous, underparts are lighter brown.

Range and Habitat

Kalij Pheasant: Inhabits forests between 1000' and 7500' and also commonly seen on the edges of Mauna Loa, Hualalai, and Mauna Kea. A native of Southern Asia and introduced to the island of Hawaii in 1962., Kalij Pheasant: Inhabits forests between 1000' and 7500' and also commonly seen on the edges of Mauna Loa, Hualalai, and Mauna Kea. A native of Southern Asia and introduced to the island of Hawaii in 1962.

Breeding and Nesting

Kalij Pheasant: Six to nine cream eggs are laid in a shallow scrape lined with leaves and rubbish. Female incubates for 20 to 23 days. Male takes no part in nesting but may rejoin after chicks have left the nest.

Foraging and Feeding

Kalij Pheasant: Forages along roadsides, clearings, and in forests for seeds and insects.

Vocalization

Kalij Pheasant: Male has a crowing call and courtship call is a shrill pig-like squeal. Both sexes utter low grunting noises.

Similar Species

Kalij Pheasant: Not likely to be confused with any other species.

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UnderpartsX
Belly, undertail coverts, chest, flanks, and foreneck.
UpperpartsX
Back, rump, hindneck, wings, and crown.
BreastX
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CrestX
Tufts of feathers on the head of the bird.
FaceX
The front part of the head consisting of the bill, eyes, cheeks and chin.
RumpX
The area between the uppertail coverts and the back of the bird.
4 and 6 letter alpha codesX

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Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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To find the ITIS page for a bird species go to the ITIS web site advanced search and report page at http://www.itis.gov/advanced_search.html. You can enter the TSN or the common name of the bird. It will return the ITIS page for that bird. Another way to obtain the ITIS page is to use the Google search engine. Enter the string ITIS followed by the taxonomic ID, for example "ITIS 178041" will return the page for the Allen's Hummingbird.

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