Blood Pheasant
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Blood Pheasant

Ithaginis cruentus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · Rare
overall probability at Langtang National Park
16 Verified records at Langtang National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The blood pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus) or blood partridge is a galliforme bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae and the only species in the genus Ithaginis. It is a relatively small, short-tailed pheasant that is widespread in the lower Himalayas ranging across North and East India, Nepal, Bhutan, South China and northern Myanmar. It has been classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2009, and the global blood pheasant population is thought to be stable. The blood pheasant is the state bird of Sikkim, India. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Blood Pheasant sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Langtang National Park

Himalayan Monal
LC

Himalayan Monal

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lophophorus impejanus

20–30% · Possible
Kalij Pheasant
LC

Kalij Pheasant

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Lophura leucomelanos

20–30% · Possible
🐦 No photo available
LC

Common Hill Partridge

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arborophila torqueola

10–20% · With luck
Red Junglefowl
LC

Red Junglefowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallus gallus

Insufficient data
Common Peafowl
LC

Common Peafowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pavo cristatus

Insufficient data
Satyr Tragopan
LC

Satyr Tragopan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tragopan satyra

5–10% · Rare
Black Francolin
LC

Black Francolin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Francolinus francolinus

<5% · Rare
Snow Partridge
LC

Snow Partridge

Bird

Lerwa lerwa

<5% · Rare
Tibetan Snowcock
LC

Tibetan Snowcock

Bird

Tetraogallus tibetanus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
20–30%
2 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
3 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blood Pheasant in Langtang National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blood Pheasant sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blood Pheasant in Langtang National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Blood Pheasant in Langtang National Park in our monthly data.

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