Mrs. Hume's Pheasant
Syrmaticus humiae
The Mrs. Hume's Pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae) is a rare partridges, pheasants, grouse, and alli found in 4 countries, weighing about 873 g. Mrs.
About the Mrs. Hume's Pheasant
Mrs. Hume's pheasant, also known as Hume's pheasant or the bar-tailed pheasant, is a large forest pheasant. It is the state bird of Mizoram and Manipur. The name commemorates Mary Ann Grindall Hume, wife of the British naturalist Allan Octavian Hume, one of the key founders of the Indian National Congress.
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How to identify it
The pheasant is up to 90 cm (35 in) long with a greyish brown head, bare red facial skin, chestnut brown plumage, yellowish bill, brownish orange iris, white wingbars and metallic blue neck feathers. The male has a long greyish white, barred black and brown tail. The female is a chestnut brown bird with whitish throat, buff colour belly and white-tipped tail.
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: January, February, March, April, November, December, with peak activity in February. It is a winter visitor species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Mrs. Hume's Pheasant?
- The pheasant is up to 90 cm (35 in) long with a greyish brown head, bare red facial skin, chestnut brown plumage, yellowish bill, brownish orange iris, white wingbars and metallic blue neck feathers. Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Mrs. Hume's Pheasant?
- The Mrs. Hume's Pheasant is a large sized bird weighing about 873 g.
- Where can you see a Mrs. Hume's Pheasant?
- The Mrs. Hume's Pheasant occurs in 4 countries, including Thailand, China, India and Myanmar (Burma).
- What birds look similar to a Mrs. Hume's Pheasant?
- The Mrs. Hume's Pheasant is most easily confused with the Copper Pheasant, the Elliot's Pheasant and the Reeves's Pheasant.
- Is the Mrs. Hume's Pheasant endangered?
- The Mrs. Hume's Pheasant is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
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