Syrmaticus

Syrmaticus
Mrs. Hume's pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae)
female (left) and male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Tribe: Phasianini
Genus: Syrmaticus
Wagler, 1832
Type species
Phasianus reevesii
J.E. Gray, 1832
Species

Reeves's pheasant (S. reevesii)
Copper pheasant (S. soemmerringii)
Mikado pheasant (S. mikado)
Elliot's pheasant (S. ellioti)
Mrs. Hume's pheasant (S. humiae)

The genus Syrmaticus contains the five species of long-tailed pheasants. The males have short spurs and usually red facial wattles, but otherwise differ wildly in appearance. The hens (females) and chicks of all the species have a rather conservative and plesiomorphic drab brown color pattern.[1] 5 species are generally accepted in this genus.[1]

At first glance, the copper pheasant (S. soemmerringii) resembles a female common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
  1. ^ a b Zhan & Zhang (2005)