| Blood pheasant | |
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| A flock in Phrumsengla National Park, Bhutan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Subfamily: | Phasianinae |
| Genus: | Ithaginis Wagler, 1832 |
| Species: | I. cruentus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ithaginis cruentus (Hardwicke, 1821)
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| Synonyms | |
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Ithaginis cruentatus | |
The blood pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus) or blood partridge is a galliforme bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae and the only species in the genus Ithaginis. It is a relatively small, short-tailed pheasant that is widespread in the lower Himalayas ranging across North and East India, Nepal, Bhutan, South China and northern Myanmar. It has been classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2009, and the global blood pheasant population is thought to be stable.[1]
The blood pheasant is the state bird of Sikkim, India.[2]
- ^ a b c BirdLife International (2016). "Ithaginis cruentus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22679144A92804363. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22679144A92804363.en. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ Kazmierczak, K.; Singh, R. (1998). A Birdwatchers' Guide to India. London, UK: Prion. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-871104-08-0.