Long-tailed Pheasants
Syrmaticus
The genus Syrmaticus contains the five species of long-tailed pheasants. The males have short spurs and usually red facial wattles, but otherwise differ wildly in appearance. The hens (females) and chicks pattern of all the species have a rather conservative and plesiomorphic drab brown color pattern. 5 species are generally accepted in this genus.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Mikado Pheasant
speciesSyrmaticus mikado
Reeves's Pheasant
speciesSyrmaticus reevesii
Copper Pheasant
speciesSyrmaticus soemmerringii
Mrs. Hume's Pheasant
speciesSyrmaticus humiae
Elliot's Pheasant
speciesSyrmaticus ellioti
Where it lives
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1153.