Elliot's Pheasant
Syrmaticus ellioti
The Elliot's Pheasant (Syrmaticus ellioti) is a legendary partridges, pheasants, grouse, and alli found only in China, weighing about 1.0 kg. Elliot's pheasant is a large pheasant native to south-eastern China.
About the Elliot's Pheasant
Elliot's pheasant is a large pheasant native to south-eastern China.
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How to identify it
Males are up to 80 cm (31 in) long; they are brown and white with a black throat, chestnut-brown upper parts, white belly, nape and wing bars, red bare facial skin and long rusty-barred whitish tail. Females are smaller, at 50 cm (20 in) long; they are rufous brown with a blackish throat, whitish belly and less barred tail.
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: January, February, March, April, May, July, August, October, November, December, with peak activity in May. It is a variable species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify an Elliot's Pheasant?
- Males are up to 80 cm (31 in) long; they are brown and white with a black throat, chestnut-brown upper parts, white belly, nape and wing bars, red bare facial skin and long rusty-barred whitish tail. Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is an Elliot's Pheasant?
- The Elliot's Pheasant is a large sized bird weighing about 1.0 kg.
- Where can you see an Elliot's Pheasant?
- The Elliot's Pheasant is endemic to China, which is the only country where it occurs.
- What birds look similar to an Elliot's Pheasant?
- The Elliot's Pheasant is most easily confused with the Copper Pheasant, the Mrs. Hume's Pheasant and the Reeves's Pheasant.
- Is the Elliot's Pheasant endangered?
- The Elliot's Pheasant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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