Blood Pheasant
Ithaginis cruentus(Hardwicke, T, 1821)
English (US) Blood Pheasant
The Blood Pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) in the order Galliformes.
- Scientific name
- Ithaginis cruentus
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blood Pheasant
- Described by
- (Hardwicke, T, 1821)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 12 subspecies for this species.
- Ithaginis cruentus cruentus
- Ithaginis cruentus affinis
- Ithaginis cruentus tibetanus
- Ithaginis cruentus kuseri
- Ithaginis cruentus marionae
- Ithaginis cruentus rocki
- Ithaginis cruentus clarkei
- Ithaginis cruentus geoffroyi
- Ithaginis cruentus berezowskii
- Ithaginis cruentus beicki
- Ithaginis cruentus michaelis
- Ithaginis cruentus sinensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Phasianus cruentus
- Described by
- (Hardwicke, T, 1821)
- Type locality
- Mountains of Nepal.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13, pt.1 p.237
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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