Elliot’s pheasant  (Syrmaticus ellioti)

Species information

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Authentication

Authenticated (18/05/2006) by Liang Wei, Associate Professor, Hainan Normal University.

Glossary

  • 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.

References

  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.
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