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Scientific name
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Ithaginis cruentus Hardwicke
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Common name
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Blood pheasant
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Sikkimese
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Chillimey or semu
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Distribution
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Mountains of Nepal and Sikkim
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Religious Association
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The bird is sacred to the Lepchas, the aboriginal inhabitants of Sikkim.It is also the state bird of Sikkam.
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For more information, please refer " Sacred Animals Of India" by Nanditha Krishna, Penguin book India , 2010
ISBN 9780143066194
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