Appearance
Males are up to 80 cm long; they are brown and white with a black throat, chestnut-brown upper parts, white belly, nape and wing bars, red bare facial skin and long rusty-barred whitish tail. Females are smaller, at 50 cm long; they are rufous brown with a blackish throat, whitish belly and less barred tail.Distribution
Elliot's pheasant is endemic to south-eastern China, where it lives in evergreen and mountain forests at altitudes of 200–1,900 m.Status
Although there is ongoing habitat loss, and the species has a limited range and is hunted for food, Elliot's pheasant is evaluated as ''near threatened'' on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, as it does not appear to be declining appreciably in numbers. It is listed on Appendix I of CITES.Food
Its diet consists mainly of seeds, leaves and berries.References:
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