Copper Pheasant
A species of Long-tailed pheasants Scientific name : Syrmaticus soemmerringii Genus : Long-tailed pheasants
Copper Pheasant, A species of Long-tailed pheasants
Botanical name: Syrmaticus soemmerringii
Genus: Long-tailed pheasants
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Description
It is a large pheasant with a rich coppery chestnut plumage, yellowish bill, brown iris and red facial skin. The female is a brown bird with greyish brown upperparts and buff barred dark brown below. The male has short spurs on its grey legs, while the female has none. He measures 87.5–136 cm (34.5–54 in) long including the tail, while the female measures 51–54 cm (20–21 in) (subspecies scintillating copper pheasant, scintillans) including the tail. 
Size
1.4 m
Feeding Habits
Copper Pheasant primarily forages on the forest floor for acorns, seeds, insects, earthworms, and small crabs. While adults consume plant-based foods, their young's diet skews towards animal matter. Typically solitary or in pairs, copper Pheasant can occasionally be seen in groups up to six.
Habitat
The habitat of copper Pheasant typically encompasses coniferous forests with a prevalence of Cryptomeria and cypress, as well as mixed forests that feature dense undergrowth. These birds also inhabit rugged mountainous areas, where they favor environments near gullies and streams. Although primarily deep forest dwellers, copper Pheasant can also be found in forest peripheries and in the vicinity of human settlements. Additionally, they show a preference for roosting in pine trees on steep slopes within their habitat range.
Dite type
Granivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
The copper pheasant is distributed in and endemic to the hill and mountain forests of Honshū, Kyūshū and Shikoku islands of Japan, where it is known as yamadori (山鳥). The diet consists mainly of insects, arthropods, roots, leaves and grains. Due to ongoing habitat loss, limited range and overhunting in some areas, the copper pheasant is evaluated as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Five subspecies of Copper pheasant are generally recognized, which become progressively darker further south in its distribution: S. soemmeringii soemmeringii, Soemmering's Copper pheasant, the nominate subspecies, of northern and central Kyushu. This form is dark reddish overall with an amber sheen to the rump and the tips of the upper-tail coverts. S. s. ijimae, the Ijima Copper pheasant, of southeast Kyushu. Similar to soemmeringii, but the male has a white rump. S. s. scintillans, the Scintillating Copper pheasant, of northern and central Honshu. The northernmost and palest subspecies, with broad white fringes on it belly and flanks. S. s. intermedius, the Shikoku Copper pheasant, of southwest Honshu and Shikoku. Darker than scintillans but also has white fringes on belly and flanks. S. s. subrufus, the Pacific Copper pheasant, of southeast Honshu and southwest Shikoku. Has golden instead of white fringes on the rump and upper-tail coverts.
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