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Bar-tailed Pheasant

Syrmaticus humiae

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.

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.

Video

Mrs Hume's Pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae), pericolo di estinzioneCredit: YouTube uploaderSource ↗

Sounds

pronunciation recordingJeuwre · CC BY-SA 4.0

References

  1. GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
  2. Wikipedia — Mrs. Hume's pheasant Wikipedia

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