Other names :
1) White crested kalij (L.i.Hamilton), survives at the area starting from west Himalayas until west end of Nepal.
2) Nepal kalij survives in Nepal.
3) Blackback kalij (L.i.melanato) survives at North West India and West Bhutan. 
4) Black kalij (L.i.mofitti) it is thought to survive at Middle Bhutan uncertainly. 
5) Black chest and Horsfield Kalij (L.i.lathami) survives at West Bhutan and North West India as well as at Burma. 6) Williams’ Kalij (L.i.williamsi) survives at Western Burma. 
7) Oates Kalij (L.i.oatesi) survives at Southern Burma.

Description : Natural ambient, It survives in mountainous forests as well as low level agricultural fields and forests depending upon its sort. White crested male pheasants sometime have relatively long and thin crest on which there are irregular white or mat grayish brown feathers falling upon nape. Head and neck arre black; upper faces of wings are blueish black. Feathers on middle and posterior parts of back are black; feathers of thigh and small tail feathers are black; there exist imperceptible narrow brown bars at parts close to edges and a side band 5 mm width. Tail is black and its ends are brownish. Chest and side of body are covered with long dark brownish gray feathers. Ends of feathers are light gray to white. Face extensions are red and beak is greenish white. Females have pale brown feathers on body. There exist imperceptible blackish thin bars.

Reproduction time : In May and June.

Reproduction age : first year.

Annual egg number : 6 - 9 eggs.

Incubation period : These fowls are nervous in cop. As a rule, the fowls should be kept in doubles during the season of mating.It is not so spread.