Koklass Pheasant
Pucrasia macrolopha(Lesson, RP, 1829)
English (US) Koklass Pheasant
The Koklass Pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha) 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
- Pucrasia macrolopha
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Koklass Pheasant
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1829)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Pucrasia macrolopha castanea
- Pucrasia macrolopha biddulphi
- Pucrasia macrolopha macrolopha
- Pucrasia macrolopha nipalensis
- Pucrasia macrolopha meyeri
- Pucrasia macrolopha ruficollis
- Pucrasia macrolopha xanthospila
- Pucrasia macrolopha joretiana
- Pucrasia macrolopha darwini
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Satyra macrolopha
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1829)
- Type locality
- Bengal, error = Almorah Hills, Kumaon.
- Original description
- Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traite méthodiquement des différens êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utilité qu'en peuvent retirer la médecine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Suivi d'une biographie des plus célèbres naturalistes ...Par plusieurs professeurs du Jardin du Roi, et des principales écoles de Paris 59 p.196
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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