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Elliot's Pheasant (Syrmaticus ellioti) Information

Elliot's Pheasant

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

Description

Males are up to 80 centimetres (31 in) long; they are brown and white with a black throat, chestnut brown upperparts, white belly, nape and wingbars, 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.

Elliot's Pheasant
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