Elliot's pheasant  (Syrmaticus ellioti)

Deciduous: A plant that sheds its leaves at the end of the growing season.
Endemic: A species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
Omnivore: An organism that feeds on both plants and animals.
Polygynous: A pattern of mating in which a male has more than one female partner.

1. IUCN Red List (May, 2008)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org
   
2. BirdLife International (March, 2004)
   http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=267&m=0
   
3. CITES Appendices (May, 2008)
   http://www.cites.org
   
4. Erritzoe, J. (1993) The birds of CITES and how to identify them. The Lutterworth Press, Cambridge.
   
5. BirdLife International. (2001) Threatened Birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book. BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.
   
6. Wei, L. (2006) Pers. Comm.