Mrs. Hume's Pheasant

Desciption
The male is 90 cm while the female is 60 cm.

The male is chestnut and blue-black, with white banding along scapulars and across wings, and has greyish rump and long greyish tail that is narrowly banded with chestnut and black.

The female is mainly grey-brown (marked with black) on upperparts, and pale rufous-brown (barred with buff) on underparts. Has suggestion of greyish band along scapulars, and narrow whitish wingbars. Tail is shorter than the male's; the tail feathers are tipped with white and outer tail feathers are mainly chestnut.

Diet
Gives a repeated cackling waaak notes; also a sharp tuk tuk and a loud screech in alarm.

Distribution/habitat
Resident, NE India. Lives in steep rocky slopes with open oak and pine forest, and long grass and bushes.