Kalij Pheasant
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Kalij Pheasant

Lophura leucomelanos

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Jim Corbett National Park
676 Verified records at Jim Corbett National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

The kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos), or simply kalij, is a pheasant found in forests and thickets, especially in the Himalayan foothills, from India, Nepal, Pakistan to western Thailand. Males are rather variable depending on the subspecies involved, but all have at least partially glossy bluish-black plumage, while females are overall brownish. Both sexes have a bare red face and greyish legs (the latter separating it from the red-legged silver pheasant). It is generally widespread, though three of its eastern subspecies (L. l. oatesi, L. l. lineata, and L. l. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Kalij Pheasant sighting in Jim Corbett National Park, based on 676 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Jim Corbett National Park

Red Junglefowl
LC

Red Junglefowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallus gallus

50–60% · Likely
Common Peafowl
LC

Common Peafowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pavo cristatus

50–60% · Likely
Black Francolin
LC

Black Francolin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Francolinus francolinus

10–20% · With luck
Grey Francolin
LC

Grey Francolin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ortygornis pondicerianus

5–10% · With luck
Cheer Pheasant
VU

Cheer Pheasant

Bird

Catreus wallichii

Insufficient data
Jungle Bush Quail
LC

Jungle Bush Quail

Bird

Perdicula asiatica

<5% · Rare
Common Quail
LC

Common Quail

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Coturnix coturnix

<5% · Rare
Rain Quail
LC

Rain Quail

Bird

Coturnix coromandelica

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
2 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
3 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
20–30%
4 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
5 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
7 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Kalij Pheasant in Jim Corbett National Park?

About 35% of wildlife watchers report a Kalij Pheasant sighting in Jim Corbett National Park, based on 676 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Kalij Pheasant in Jim Corbett National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Kalij Pheasant in Jim Corbett National Park in our monthly data.

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