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n. - Genus of pheasants including the golden pheasant.

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  • The region has the richest variety of pheasants and their relatives in the world, with around 25 species in total, including Lady Amherst pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae).
  • The pheasants are Blyth's tragopan (Tragopan blythii), Temminck's tragopan (Tragopan temminckii), ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), Lady Amherst's pheasant...
  • The highly secretive and rarely emerging Lady Amherst’s pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) inhabits dense rhododendron and bamboo scrub.
  • Local villagers earn money from tourists by posing in fictitious ethnic costumes that include pelts of red panda and feathers from Lady Amherst’s pheasant Chrysolophus...
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