Elliot’s pheasant

(Syrmaticus ellioti)

Description

Elliot's pheasant (Syrmaticus ellioti),is a large pheasant native to south-eastern China.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

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Galliformes
Family:Phasianidae
Genus:Syrmaticus
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