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Revision as of 16:02, 6 February 2018
- Syrmaticus ellioti
Identification
80cm
Male
- Chestnut brown above
- White below
- Black throat
- White nape and wingbars
- Bare red facial skin
- Long white tail with rust coloured bars
Female 50 cm
- Rufous brown
- Black throat
- White belly
- White tipped tail
When flushed females do not look like pheasants at all. The primary impression when flying away is of a greyish fat partridge with a fanned tail, clearly rufous with a pale fringe. This very confusing appearance is not noted in the literature.
Distribution
South-eastern China
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Montane bamboo forests and evergreen broadleaved forests.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes seeds, berries and leaves.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Elliot's Pheasant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Elliot%27s_Pheasant
