Kalij Pheasant
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Kalij Pheasant

Lophura leucomelanos

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Langtang National Park
71 Verified records at Langtang National Park
December 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Kalij Pheasant sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 71 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
🐦 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
Blood Pheasant
LC

Blood Pheasant

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ithaginis cruentus

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

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
40–50
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 Langtang National Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Kalij Pheasant sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 71 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

December has the highest sighting rate for Kalij Pheasant in Langtang National Park in our monthly data.

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