 The female lays three to twelve creamy white eggs in nest of leaves, twigs and feathers.The name commemorates Mary Ann Grindall Hume, wife of the British naturalist in India Allan Octavian Hume.It is the state bird of Manipur and Mizoram

Due to ongoing habitat loss, fragmented population and being hunted for food, the Mrs. Hume's pheasant is evaluated as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.