Lady Amherst's pheasant: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the lady Amherst's pheasant lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Chrysolophus amherstiae
Group	Pheasants, grouse & game birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America
Class	Bird
Order	Galliformes
Family	Phasianidae

Where does the lady Amherst's pheasant live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lady Amherst's pheasant in 8 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America. In Belgium, United Kingdom, Sweden it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

China
United Kingdom (introduced)
Canada
Sweden (introduced)
United States
Myanmar
Germany
Belgium (introduced)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the lady Amherst's pheasant endangered?

The lady Amherst's pheasant’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the lady Amherst's pheasant?

The lady Amherst's pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) is a bird in the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae, genus Chrysolophus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the lady Amherst's pheasant

Lady Amherst's pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) is a bird of the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek: χρυσόλόφος chrusolophos, "with golden crest". The English name and amherstiae commemorates Sarah Amherst, who was responsible for sending the first specimen of the bird to London in 1828. It is also sometimes referred to as the Chinese copper pheasant. Lady Amherst's pheasant is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lady Amherst's pheasant (revision 1378676433), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q385750 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).