koklass pheasant

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Another beautifully observed painting - is this an illustration from your bird book, I wonder? (I'd know if I'd bought it, wouldn't I? And I really should - perhaps remind us of the purchase details?)

Thanks a lot Robert Jones... No it is not... its new... send me your email Id I will send you the detail...

PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 407 (Observe the Bird and recognize)..KOKLASS PHEASANT ...[From a Photograph of MR. ATANU MONDAL] ... WATERCOLOUR ...A4...2014... The koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha) is a species of the Pheasant family, the Phasianidae, and is the only species in the genus Pucrasia. Both the words Koklass and Pucrasia have been onomatopœically derived from the bird's territorial call. Koklass pheasant is a monotypic species of genus Pucrasia with nine subspecies recognised so far. The koklass pheasant is a medium-sized elusive bird confined to high altitude forests from Afghanistan to central Nepal, and in northeastern Tibet to northern and eastern China. Upper parts of male koklass pheasant are covered with silver-grey plumage streaked velvety-black down the centre of each feather, and it has the unique feature of a black head, chestnut breast and prominent white patches on the sides of neck. The females differ from males in above characters and instead their upper parts are covered with pale brown plumage. Both sexes, however, have distinct elongated tails tipped with pale feathers. The males are known to weigh about 1135–1415 g and the females, about 1025–1135 g, with the body length varying from 58–64 cm and 18–22 cm respectively. Immature and juveniles resemble adult females in plumage pattern. They nest on the ground and spend the nights roosting on trees, or under rock overhangs.[INFO: WIKIPEDIA]