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| Lady Amherst's Pheasant, named after the wife of the first known person to bring the bird to the UK in 1828, comes from south-eastern Tibet, northern Myanmar and south-western China. | |
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| Related to the Golden Pheasant, the Lady Amhersts' live in bamboo forests. | |
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| The tail of the male is about twice the length of his body | ||
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| The plainer female also has a long tail, just over her body length | ||
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| The male's sub-adult, non-breeding plumage looks like the female's. Above is his plumage in transition. | ||
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