Family Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse (Phasianidae)
Vulnerable
Reeves's Pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)
Taxonomy
French: Faisan vénéré German: Königsfasan Spanish: Faisán venerado
Taxonomy:
Phasianus Reevesii
J. E. Gray
, 1829,China
.Distribution:
N & C China locally through Shaanxi, Henan, Anhui and N Hubei to S Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Hunan; range much reduced and apparently has been extirpated from Shanxi and Hebei.
Introduced to several areas, e.g. Britain (possibly extinct), France, Germany, Austria and Hawaii, but most of these populations probably not self-sustaining; well established in Czech Republic.
Descriptive notes
Male c. 210 cm (tail 100–160 cm, perhaps exceptionally 200 cm in oldest males), mean c. 1529 g; female c. 150 cm (tail 33–45 cm), mean c. 949 g. Male unmistakable... read more
Voice
In breeding season males wing-whirr (audible over c. 200 m) and give a series of high-pitched... read more
Habitat
Inhabits evergreen and deciduous woodland (in some regions especially oak-dominated forests) and... read more
Food and feeding
Legumes, acorns, seeds and buds, tubers, radishes and wild persimmons; some larval and adult insects also taken. In Tuoda Forest, Guizhou,... read more
Breeding
In Tuoda Forest (China), season from mid Apr to mid Jul, but small young observed as early as end of Apr in Dongzhai National Nature... read more
Movements
Believed to be fairly sedentary; in Dongzhai National Nature Reserve, C China, mean annual home... read more
Status and conservation
VULNERABLE. Mace Lande: Endangered. Was formerly considered to be perhaps the most threatened pheasant in China. However, recent surveys suggest population of 2500–10,... read more
Monotypic.