Lady Amherst’s Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae [Leadbeater, 1829] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Galliformes
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Family: Phasianidae |
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BTO Codes:
LM, LAAPH
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EURING No: 3970 | |
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Number in Britain:
94 pairs (Summer)
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(C6) Introduced Breeder
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
90 cm
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Wingspan: 78 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 740 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: khrusos=gold + lophos=crest and after Sarah, Countess Amherst (1762-1838), wife of the Governor of Bengal |
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World Distribution:
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Mountains of s Asia, INTRODUCED: Britain |
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Habitat:
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Wooded slopes, bamboo thickets |
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Diet:
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Omnivorous (seeds, berries, leaves, roots, small arthropods) |
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Population and Distribution |
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British Population Size:
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Summer:
94 pairs
in 1998
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First Record:
Bedfordshire, pre-1890
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First Breeding Record:
Introduced Bedfordshire 1890
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Latest Survey:
Nightingale, B. (2005) British Birds 98:20-25
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Conservation Status:
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
Not Assessed
1996-2001
Not Assessed
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
Unavailable
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(IX)
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Breeding and Survival |
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Number of Nest Records:
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Clutch Size:
6 - 11 eggs
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Incubation:
22- 23 days
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Fledging:
12 - 14days
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Precocial, downy
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First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
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Number of Broods:
1
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Number Ringed:
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Adult Survival:
No data
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Juvenile Survival:
No data
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Age at First Breeding:
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Typical Lifespan:
No data
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Maximum Recorded Age:
Too few birds ringed
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Biometrics |
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Ring Size:
Check with Ringing Unit
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Wing Length
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Adult: | Insufficient Data |
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Weight
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Ffesant Amherst |
| Danish: Amherstfasan | Dutch: Lady Amhertstfazant |
| Finnish: Platinafaasani | French: Faisan de Lady Amherst |
| German: Diamantfasan | Hungarian: Gyémántfácán |
| Icelandic: Demantsfashani | Irish: |
| Italian: Fagiano di Lady Amherst | Norwegian: Diamnatfasan |
| Polish: Bazant diamentowy | Portuguese: Faisão Lady Amherst |
| Spanish: Faisán de Lady Amherst | Swedish: Diamantfasan |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Johnsgard, P.A. 1999 The pheasants of the world Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington [598.544 JON] | |
| Madge, S. & MacGowan, P. 2002 Pheasants, partridges and grouse Pica Press, Sussex [598.544 MAD] | |
| See Also: | |
Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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| Wikipedia entry | |
| BirdLife species page | |
| Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides | |
| Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead | |
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