Reeve's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)
Introduction
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Reeve's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)
Image: © Richard Hoare Taken: 10 Oct 2014
Endemic to China, however this one was seen on a nature trail at the Conwy Water Gardens. It is thought less than 2,000 exist in the wild and is evaluated as Vulnerable on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. This a male, the female is a brown bird with blackish crown, buff face and grey brown barred tail feathers. It also apparently sports the longest natural tail feather of any bird species.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.237661
Longitude
-3.850725