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− | ;Syrmaticus humiae | + | '''Alternative name: Hume's Pheasant''' |
− | + | ;[[Category:Syrmaticus]] [[:Category:Syrmaticus|Syrmaticus]] humiae | |
+ | ==Identification== | ||
+ | Male 90 cm (35½); female 60 cm (23½ in) | ||
+ | *Greyish brown head | ||
+ | *Bare red facial skin | ||
+ | *Chestnut brown plumage | ||
+ | *Yellowish bill | ||
+ | *Brownish orange iris | ||
+ | *White wingbars | ||
+ | *Metallic blue neck feathers<br /> | ||
+ | The male has a long greyish white, barred black and brown tail.<br /> | ||
+ | The female is a chestnut brown bird with whitish throat, buff color belly and white-tipped tail. | ||
+ | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[Asia]]: found [[India]], [[Myanmar]], [[China]] and [[Thailand]]. | ||
+ | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ====Subspecies==== | ||
+ | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
+ | *''S. h. humiae'' - extreme north-eastern [[India]] and northern [[Myanmar]] | ||
+ | *''S. h. burmanicus'' - South West [[China]] (south-western Yunnan) to [[Myanmar]] and north-western [[Thailand]] | ||
+ | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Open oak-pine forests with occasional clearings. Generally occurs at heights above 1200 m. | ||
+ | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | Reports from China show that subspecies ''burmanicus'' eats the fruit, leaves, buds and roots from a wide variety of species. | ||
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | They nest in clearings using leaves, twigs and feathers in the construction. The clutch contains 3-12 creamy-white eggs. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct22}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen22V13.2}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019) | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
+ | {{GSearch|"Syrmaticus humiae" {{!}} "Mrs. Hume's Pheasant" {{!}} "Hume's Pheasant"}} | ||
+ | {{GS-checked}}1<br /><br /> | ||
− | [[Category:Birds | + | [[Category:Birds]] |
Latest revision as of 00:15, 14 December 2023
Alternative name: Hume's Pheasant
- Syrmaticus humiae
Identification
Male 90 cm (35½); female 60 cm (23½ in)
- Greyish brown head
- Bare red facial skin
- Chestnut brown plumage
- Yellowish bill
- Brownish orange iris
- White wingbars
- Metallic blue neck feathers
The male has a long greyish white, barred black and brown tail.
The female is a chestnut brown bird with whitish throat, buff color belly and white-tipped tail.
Distribution
Asia: found India, Myanmar, China and Thailand.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]
- S. h. humiae - extreme north-eastern India and northern Myanmar
- S. h. burmanicus - South West China (south-western Yunnan) to Myanmar and north-western Thailand
Habitat
Open oak-pine forests with occasional clearings. Generally occurs at heights above 1200 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Reports from China show that subspecies burmanicus eats the fruit, leaves, buds and roots from a wide variety of species.
Breeding
They nest in clearings using leaves, twigs and feathers in the construction. The clutch contains 3-12 creamy-white eggs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Mrs. Hume's Pheasant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Mrs._Hume%27s_Pheasant
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1