Pheasant & Peafowls within the UK captive collections.

AdrianW1963

AdrianW1963

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I have been on Zootierliste to get this list of Pheasant & Peafowls currently in the UK I was wondering if any of you knew of any other species held or have now vanished from the UK collections

Also just a quick one were in the collection at Chester is the Mountain peacock pheasant on display please as this would be a lifer for myself

Here is the list I have so far -

BLUE EARED PHEASANT - Crossoptilon auritum
BRONZE TAILED PEACOCK PHEASANT - Polyplectron chalcurum
BROWN EARED PHEASANT - Crossoptilon mantchuricum
CABOT’S TRAGOPAN - Tragopan caboti
CHEER PHEASANT - Catreus wallichii
COMMON PHEASANT - Phasianus colchicus
CONGO PEAFOWL - Afropavo congensis
EDWARD’S PHEASANT - Lophura edwardsi
ELLIOT’S PHEASANT - Syrmaticus ellioti
GOLDEN PHEASANT - Chrysolophus pictus
GREEN PEAFOWL - Pavo muticus
GREY PEACOCK PHEASANT - Polyplectron bicalcaratum
HIMALAYAN MONAL - Lophophorus impejanus
INDIAN PEAFOWL - Pavo cristatus
JAVANESE GREEN PEAFOWL - Pavo muticus muticus
KALIJ - Lophura leucomelanos
LADY AMHERST’S PHEASANT - Chrysolophus amherstiae
MALAYAN PEACOCK PHEASANT - Polyplectron malacense
MALAYSIAN GREAT ARGUS - Argusianus argus argus
MIKADO PHEASANT - Syrmaticus mikado
MOUNTAIN PEACOCK PHEASANT - Polyplectron inopinatum
PALAWAN PEACOCK PHEASANT - Polyplectron napoleonis
REEVE’S PHEASANT - Syrmaticus reevesii
SALVADORI’S PHEASANT - Lophura inornata
SATYR TRAGOPAN - Tragopan satyra
SIAMESE FIREBACK PHEASANT - Lophura diardi
SILVER PHEASANT - Lophura nycthemera
SOUTHERN CAUCASIAN PHEASANT - Phasianus colchicus colchicus
SWINHOE’S PHEASANT - Lophura swinhoii
TEMMNICK’S TRAGOPAN - Tragopan temminckii
TIBETAN WHITE EARED PHEASANT - Crossoptilon crossoptilon drouynii
VIETNAMESE PHEASANT - Lophura edwardsi "hatinhensis"
WHITE CRESTED KALIJ - Lophura leucomelanos hamiltonii
 
AdrianW1963 said:
I have been on Zootierliste to get this list of Pheasant & Peafowls currently in the UK I was wondering if any of you knew of any other species held or have now vanished from the UK collections

Also just a quick one were in the collection at Chester is the Mountain peacock pheasant on display please as this would be a lifer for myself

Here is the list I have so far -

BLUE EARED PHEASANT - Crossoptilon auritum
BRONZE TAILED PEACOCK PHEASANT - Polyplectron chalcurum
BROWN EARED PHEASANT - Crossoptilon mantchuricum
CABOT’S TRAGOPAN - Tragopan caboti
CHEER PHEASANT - Catreus wallichii
COMMON PHEASANT - Phasianus colchicus
CONGO PEAFOWL - Afropavo congensis
EDWARD’S PHEASANT - Lophura edwardsi
ELLIOT’S PHEASANT - Syrmaticus ellioti
GOLDEN PHEASANT - Chrysolophus pictus
GREEN PEAFOWL - Pavo muticus
GREY PEACOCK PHEASANT - Polyplectron bicalcaratum
HIMALAYAN MONAL - Lophophorus impejanus
INDIAN PEAFOWL - Pavo cristatus
JAVANESE GREEN PEAFOWL - Pavo muticus muticus
KALIJ - Lophura leucomelanos
LADY AMHERST’S PHEASANT - Chrysolophus amherstiae
MALAYAN PEACOCK PHEASANT - Polyplectron malacense
MALAYSIAN GREAT ARGUS - Argusianus argus argus
MIKADO PHEASANT - Syrmaticus mikado
MOUNTAIN PEACOCK PHEASANT - Polyplectron inopinatum
PALAWAN PEACOCK PHEASANT - Polyplectron napoleonis
REEVE’S PHEASANT - Syrmaticus reevesii
SALVADORI’S PHEASANT - Lophura inornata
SATYR TRAGOPAN - Tragopan satyra
SIAMESE FIREBACK PHEASANT - Lophura diardi
SILVER PHEASANT - Lophura nycthemera
SOUTHERN CAUCASIAN PHEASANT - Phasianus colchicus colchicus
SWINHOE’S PHEASANT - Lophura swinhoii
TEMMNICK’S TRAGOPAN - Tragopan temminckii
TIBETAN WHITE EARED PHEASANT - Crossoptilon crossoptilon drouynii
VIETNAMESE PHEASANT - Lophura edwardsi "hatinhensis"
WHITE CRESTED KALIJ - Lophura leucomelanos hamiltonii
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This is one of the longest established groups of birds, in any captive situation. Practically every other spp you haven't listed (along with many, many races/sub-species) has been kept here at some stage. I will leave it to others to fill in the gaps. It could be a very long thread/list... Important names you might research are - Stagsden Bird Gardens - Kelling Park Aviaries - The Avicultural Society - The (Ornamental) Pheasant Trust - Daws Hall Wildfowl Farm - The World Pheasant Association + any number of important private collections...
 
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The above list is of alleged current species held but are very interested in former species being held in the UK?
 
The two species that I have seen in British zoos in the past, and which are not on your list, are the koklass and scintillating copper pheasants. To judge by the Wanted/For Sale page on the World Pheasant Association website, there must be some in private collections (and nominate copper pheasants too).
 
AdrianW1963 said:
I have been on Zootierliste to get this list of Pheasant & Peafowls currently in the UK I was wondering if any of you knew of any other species held or have now vanished from the UK collections

Also just a quick one were in the collection at Chester is the Mountain peacock pheasant on display please as this would be a lifer for myself

Here is the list I have so far -

BLUE EARED PHEASANT - Crossoptilon auritum
BRONZE TAILED PEACOCK PHEASANT - Polyplectron chalcurum
BROWN EARED PHEASANT - Crossoptilon mantchuricum
CABOT’S TRAGOPAN - Tragopan caboti
CHEER PHEASANT - Catreus wallichii
COMMON PHEASANT - Phasianus colchicus
CONGO PEAFOWL - Afropavo congensis
EDWARD’S PHEASANT - Lophura edwardsi
ELLIOT’S PHEASANT - Syrmaticus ellioti
GOLDEN PHEASANT - Chrysolophus pictus
GREEN PEAFOWL - Pavo muticus
GREY PEACOCK PHEASANT - Polyplectron bicalcaratum
HIMALAYAN MONAL - Lophophorus impejanus
INDIAN PEAFOWL - Pavo cristatus
JAVANESE GREEN PEAFOWL - Pavo muticus muticus
KALIJ - Lophura leucomelanos
LADY AMHERST’S PHEASANT - Chrysolophus amherstiae
MALAYAN PEACOCK PHEASANT - Polyplectron malacense
MALAYSIAN GREAT ARGUS - Argusianus argus argus
MIKADO PHEASANT - Syrmaticus mikado
MOUNTAIN PEACOCK PHEASANT - Polyplectron inopinatum
PALAWAN PEACOCK PHEASANT - Polyplectron napoleonis
REEVE’S PHEASANT - Syrmaticus reevesii
SALVADORI’S PHEASANT - Lophura inornata
SATYR TRAGOPAN - Tragopan satyra
SIAMESE FIREBACK PHEASANT - Lophura diardi
SILVER PHEASANT - Lophura nycthemera
SOUTHERN CAUCASIAN PHEASANT - Phasianus colchicus colchicus
SWINHOE’S PHEASANT - Lophura swinhoii
TEMMNICK’S TRAGOPAN - Tragopan temminckii
TIBETAN WHITE EARED PHEASANT - Crossoptilon crossoptilon drouynii
VIETNAMESE PHEASANT - Lophura edwardsi "hatinhensis"
WHITE CRESTED KALIJ - Lophura leucomelanos hamiltonii
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two obvious omissions are Germain's Peacock Pheasant, of which there is a small UK population in private hands, and Hume's Bar-tailed Pheasant, which is in much greater numbers -- I've got two pairs here -- but again not in any zoo if Zootierliste is to be believed. White Eared are about, Paradise Park have them on view.
Andrew Swales is right, almost every pheasant species has been in the UK in the past, including Chinese and Sclater's Monals (London Zoo 18th Century), Western (female lived at the Pheasant Trust early 1970s) and Blyth's Tragopans (bred in UK 1980s/90s), Crested Argus and Bulwer's (both at Leckford between the wars). The only one I can think of that hasn't been imported is the comparatively recently split (from White Eared) Tibetan or Harman's Eared Pheasant.
Also, Japanese Green Pheasant should probably be on this list, unless it is regarded as a race of colchicus, which for my money it isn't!
 
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Andrew Swales said:
This is one of the longest established groups of birds, in any captive situation. Practically every other spp you haven't listed (along with many, many races/sub-species) has been kept here at some stage. I will leave it to others to fill in the gaps. It could be a very long thread/list... Important names you might research are - Stagsden Bird Gardens - Kelling Park Aviaries - The Avicultural Society - The (Ornamental) Pheasant Trust - Daws Hall Wildfowl Farm - The World Pheasant Association + any number of important private collections...
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Off the top of my head, those I have personally seen which dont seem to be on your list are:
Koklass
Himalayan Blood Pheasant
Himalayan Grey Peacock Pheasant (P.b.bakeri)
Germains Peacock Pheasant
Hume's Bar-tailed Pheasant
Scintillating Copper Pheasanat
Soemmering's Copper Pheasant
Ijima's Copper Pheasant
Nominate White-eared (C.c.c.)
'Imperial' Pheasant
Malay Crestless Fireback
Vieilliots Crested Fireback
Bornean Crested Fireback
'Delacours' Crested Fireback
Japanese Green Pheasant
Formosan Pheasant
Chinese Ring-neck Pheasant
Sonnerat's Junglefowl
LaFayette's Junglefowl
Green Junglefowl
Red Junglefowl
Lineated Kalij
Black Kalij
Black-breasted (Horsfield's) Kalij
Nepal Kalij
Older reference books should show many others - off the top of my head, Crested Argus, any number of races of Red Junglefowl, Common Pheasant, Bel's, Berlioz, Ruby Mine's Silvers (maybe/probably others) Blyth's and Western Tragopan, maybe White-eared etc - I cant remember if either of the other Monals have been here - then there are various mutations of Goldens, Commons, Blue Peafowl, Sonnerat's, Swinhoes etc, some of which may have died out....
All off the top of my head, without checking - as I said there is masses of info available to verify or otherwise. These birds have a long-standing history in aviculture...
 
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FBBird said:
Waddesdon have Bornean, but possibly only off show. Mountain PP are on show.
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Same as when I last visited then, the Bornean's still didn't have their adult plumage when I saw them, and they were next to the other species, of which they had a pair bts and a pair in one of the on-show aviaries.
 
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