Adult male © Robert Lockett eBird S61635662 Macaulay Library ML 191646131
Adult female © Chun Fai LO
Immature female © xiwen CHEN
Immature male © Robert Lockett
Adult male © Chun Fai LO
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Adult male © Robert Tizard
Adult male © Cheng Qian

Elliot's Pheasant Syrmaticus ellioti

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Identification

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Pale and stocky-looking pheasant of hill forests with dense undergrowth; generally scarce due to poaching throughout its range. Male is unmistakable: mostly brown above with a white belly, silvery head, bright red face, and a long pale gray tail with thick russet bands. Female is smaller and shorter-tailed with a faded version of the male’s patterning. Can be quite tame in areas where are protected and fed by rural communities.

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