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The '''Blood pheasant''' (''Ithaginis cruentus''), also known as '''Blood partridge''', is the [[Monotypic taxon|only species]] in [[genus]] '''''Ithaginis''''' of the [[pheasant]] family. It is a small, short-[[tail]]ed [[pheasant]]. It fairly common in the eastern [[Himalayas]]. Its [[range (biology)|range]] is across the [[north]]ern parts of [[India]], [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]] and [[People's Republic of China|China]]. The total number of [[bird]]s is slowly [[Wikt:decreasing|decreasing]]. For this reason the [[species]] has been [[Wikt:evaluated|evaluated]] as [[Least Concern]] by [[IUCN]] in 2009.<ref name=IUCN>{{IUCN|id=22679144 |title=''Ithaginis cruentus'' |assessors=[[BirdLife International]] |version=2013.2 |year=2012 |accessdate=26 November 2013}}</ref> It is the [[National birds|national bird]] of the former [[kingdom]] of [[Sikkim]]. The blood pheasant is the only species in the [[genus]] ''Ithaginis'' of the [[pheasant]] family.<br />
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== Habitat==<br />
Blood pheasants like to live in [[conifer]]ous or mixed [[forest]]s and [[Scrubland|scrub]] areas near the [[snowline]]. They move their range depending on the [[seasons]]. They are found at higher [[elevation]]s during the [[summer]].<ref name="johnsgard99">Johnsgard, P. A. (1999) ''The Pheasants of the World: Biology and Natural History''. Washington, D.C: Smithsonian Institution Press</ref><br />
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The blood pheasant was the [[national bird]] of the former [[Kingdom of Sikkim]],<ref name = "Verma">{{cite book | first=R. | last=Verma | title=Sikkim: A Guide and Handbook : with Road, Town, and Trekking Maps |year=1999 |publisher=S. Verma |location=Gangtok, India |asin=B0006FEJ74 |page=130}}</ref> and remains [[Sikkim|Sikkim's]] state bird.<ref name = "Kazmierczak">{{cite book |last1=Kazmierczak |first1=K. |last2=Singh |first2=R. |title=A Birdwatchers' Guide to India |year=1998 |location=London, UK |publisher=Prion |page=137 |isbn=978-1-871104-08-0}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Birds of Asia]]<br />
[[Category:Phasianidae]]<br />
[[Category:National symbols of Sikkim]]<br />
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