Lady Amherst's Pheasant
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Dense woodland (probably gone).
Diet: Seeds, shoots.
Best time to spot: Introduced; probably extinct in the wild here.
When to look
A rare visitor, not a resident. There is no dependable season, though most rarities are found during spring and autumn migration. More on the season in Rare birds in the UK.
How rare is it?
The Lady Amherst's Pheasant sits in our Legendary tier for the UK: a major rarity, where any record is big news. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Golden PheasantEpic · Dense conifer woods (rare)
- Black-and-white WarblerLegendary · Woodland (rare vagrant)
- Chestnut BuntingLegendary · Open woodland (extreme vagrant)
- Dusky ThrushLegendary · Woodland (very rare)
- Eskimo CurlewLegendary · Grassland (probably extinct)
- Forest WagtailLegendary · Woodland (extreme vagrant)
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