Lady Amherst's Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae)
About the Lady Amherst's Pheasant
Lady Amherst's pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) is a bird of the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae. The genus name is from Ancient Greek khrusolophos, "with golden crest". The English name and amherstiae commemorates Sarah Amherst, who was responsible for sending the first specimen of the bird to London in 1828. It is also sometimes referred to as the Chinese copper pheasant. Lady Amherst's pheasant is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 43 recordings for this species: 20 CC BY-NC-SA · 9 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in China, Russia, United Kingdom in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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