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The '''Western Koklass Pheasant''' (''Pucrasia macrolopha castanea'') is a species of [[Galliformes|gamebird]], being closely related to [[progenitive]] [[grouse]] that lived during the [[Miocene]]. They are distantly related to [[pheasants]] and are most closely related to [[grouse]] and [[Turkey (bird)|turkeys]]. Koklass are the only species in the monotypic genus '''''Pucrasia''''' and the [[Tribe (biology)|tribe]] '''Pucrasiini'''. Both the words ''koklass'' and ''pucrasia'' have been onomatopœically derived from the bird's territorial call.<ref>[[Charles William Beebe]]: ''A monograph of the pheasants'', New York Zoological Society, 1918-1922, Bd. 3, S. 197</ref> | The '''Western Koklass Pheasant''' (''Pucrasia macrolopha castanea'') is a species of [[Galliformes|gamebird]], being closely related to [[progenitive]] [[grouse]] that lived during the [[Miocene]]. They are distantly related to [[pheasants]] and are most closely related to [[grouse]] and [[Turkey (bird)|turkeys]]. Koklass are the only species in the monotypic genus '''''Pucrasia''''' and the [[Tribe (biology)|tribe]] '''Pucrasiini'''. Both the words ''koklass'' and ''pucrasia'' have been onomatopœically derived from the bird's territorial call.<ref>[[Charles William Beebe]]: ''A monograph of the pheasants'', New York Zoological Society, 1918-1922, Bd. 3, S. 197</ref> | ||
Within [[Pakistan]] it is the '''Provincial bird of [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]'''. | |||
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The Western Koklass Pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha castanea) is a species of gamebird, being closely related to progenitive grouse that lived during the Miocene. They are distantly related to pheasants and are most closely related to grouse and turkeys. Koklass are the only species in the monotypic genus Pucrasia and the tribe Pucrasiini. Both the words koklass and pucrasia have been onomatopœically derived from the bird's territorial call.[1]
Within Pakistan it is the Provincial bird of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
References
- ↑ Charles William Beebe: A monograph of the pheasants, New York Zoological Society, 1918-1922, Bd. 3, S. 197
