
Birds
Lady Amherst’s pheasant
Chrysolophus amherstiae
Lady Amherst’s pheasant
- Description
- The male reaches a length of 140 to 170 cm and the female measures between 66 and 68 cm. The male is more colorful than the female, which is brown.
- Habitat
- They are native to the mountains of southwestern China, southeastern Tibet, and northern Myanmar.
- Diet
- They feed mainly on plant food: shoots, berries, roots, seeds, leaves, flowers, bamboo shoots, occasionally they also eat insects or other invertebrates.
- Reproduction
- They lay twenty six eggs, which they brood for 23-24 days.
- Lifespan
- 20-30 years
- Did you know?
- The first two male Lady Amherst’s pheasants were brought to Europe in 1828 by Sarah Amherst, wife of the English Governor of India, Lord Amherst, from which they get their English and Latin names.

Homeland & habitat
Where the lady amherst’s pheasant lives
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Southwest China and northern BurmaNative to the mountain forests and bamboo thickets of southwest China, southeast Tibet and northern Burma; introduced as an ornamental bird in Britain.
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Native rangeIntroduced / also today
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9 facts about the lady amherst’s pheasant
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