Koklass Pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha) Information

Koklass Pheasant

The Koklass Pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha) is a species of the Pheasant family, the Phasianidae, and is the only species in the genus Pucrasia.

Koklass Pheasant is a monotypic species of genus Pucrasia with nine subspecies recognised so far. These are:

1.     Indian Koklass Pheasant (P. m. macrolopha),
2.     Western Koklass Pheasant (P. m. castanea),
3.     Kashmir Koklass Pheasant (P. m. biddulphi),
4.     Nepal Koklass Pheasant (P. m. nipalensis),
5.     Meyer’s Koklass Pheasant (P. m. meyeri),
6.     Orange-collared Koklass Pheasant (P. m. rufficollis),
7.     Yellow-necked Koklass Pheasant (P. m. xanthospila),
8.     Joret’s Koklass Pheasant (P. m. jorentiana) and
9.     Darwin’s Koklass Pheasant (P. m. darwini).

Koklass Pheasant

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