Other names : Black neck bar tailed pheasant

Sub sorts : Hume (S.h.humiae), Burmese (S.h.burmanicus)

Homeland : Northeast India, North Bhurma, and Southwest Thailand.

Description : Hume males have top and neck in olive brown, upper chest, back and wings in steel blue. Remainder parts of body are metallic vivid chestnut and violet-like colors. Wings exhibit 3 white bars when closed. Lower part of back and thigh are blue with white bars and the tail is gray with dark chestnut bars on it. Females have appearance of Elliot’s female however their chest do not exhibit dark stain.

Reproduction time : April, May.

Reproduction age : first year.

Annual egg number : 6-11 eggs

Incubation period : Male can become aggressive against females therefore shelters for females should be made. They are fed with egg-feed and cereal. They like greens.