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Photo by Rob Hutchinson
Male
Location: Kuruizawa, Japan

Photo by petitebouquet
Female
Location: Gifu Pref, Japan

Syrmaticus soemmerringii

[edit] Identification

136cm. Male - copper chestnut body and tail, copper red head and neck, paler underparts, red wattles on face near the eyes, long tail, grey legs with short spur, yellow bill, brown iris. Female - grey brown above, buff underparts are marked with dark brown bars, no spur.

[edit] Distribution

Japan: Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Subspecies

• S. s. scintillans - n and central Honshu
• S. s. intermedius - sw Honshu and Shikoku
• S. s. subrufus - s Honshu and sw Shikoku
• S. s. soemmerringii - n and central Kyushu
• S. s. ijimae - se Kyushu

[edit] Habitat

Coniferous forests upto 1800m.

[edit] Behaviour

6-12 eggs are laid in a ground nest and are incubated for 24-25 days.

The diet includes seeds, insects, earthworms, and acorns.

[edit] References

www.gbwf.org; Wikipedia; ARKive

[edit] External Links