Wildlife & Flora
Blood Pheasant
Blood Pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus) is a wildlife & flora sighting recorded around Tengboche, Deboche, Khumjung.
- Scientific name
- Ithaginis cruentus
- Local name
- Chilime
- Category
- Wildlife & Flora
These pheasants are excellent runners and take wing with much reluctance. The blood in its name comes from the fact that its face, eyes and tails are smeared crimson. It is seldom found away from birch forests.
