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Hume's Pheasant
Sign in to saveAlso known as Syrmaticus humiae, Humeís pheasant, Humeis pheasant, Syrmaticus humaie
species of bird
Species
Vulnerablevia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Syrmaticus
- Mass
- 750
- Image
- Syrmaticus humiae.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Vulnerable
- taxon name
- Syrmaticus humiae
- Commons category
- Syrmaticus humiae
- taxon common name
- faisão-de-hume
- egg incubation period
- 27
- CITES Appendix
- Appendix I of CITES
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Encyclopedic overview
Mrs. Hume's pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae) (Meitei: Nongin; literally, "one who follows the track of rain", Mizo: Vavu), also known as Hume's pheasant or the bar-tailed pheasant, is a large forest pheasant. It is the state bird of Mizoram and Manipur. The name commemorates Mary Ann Grindall Hume, wife of the British naturalist Allan Octavian Hume, one of the key founders of the Indian National Congress.
Description
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