Hume's pheasant  (Syrmaticus humiae)

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Glossary

Flanks: The sides of an animal between the ribs and thigh.
Polygyny: In animals, a pattern of mating in which a male has more than one female partner.
Subspecies: A population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.
Wattle: Bare fleshy skin that hangs from the bill, throat or eye of birds.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (May, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Sargatal, J. (1994) Handbook of the Birds of the World - New World Vultures To Guineafowl. Vol. 2. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
  3. CITES (May, 2006)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. gbwf.org: Dedicated to the Aviculture and Conservation of the World's Galliformes (August, 2006)
    http://www.gbwf.org/pheasants/bartail.html
  5. Delacour, J. (1951) The Pheasants of the World. Country Life Ltd., London.
  6. Pheasant Ridge (August, 2008)
    http://www.aviangenetics.com/Humes_Bartail_Pheasant/humes_bartail_information.html
  7. BirdLife International. (2001) Threatened Birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book. BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.
  8. BirdLife International (August, 2006)
    http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=268&m=0