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Mikado Pheasant
Syrmaticus mikado (Ogilvie-Grant, 1906)
97 cmLength1.1 kgWeight
The male is black with a blue-purple sheen, white barring on the tail, and red bare skin around the eye.
Busiest months: April–May and September · Most records: China
How to identify
Field marks
- Male black overall with a purple-blue sheen
- Male has conspicuous white bands across the tail feathers
- Both sexes have red bare skin around the eye
- Female olive-brown, with black barring on the tail
Male, female and young
Sexes markedly different: male black with a blue-purple metallic gloss; female mainly olive-brown.
Voice
Most often gives low cooing notes; in courtship or when alert, these become higher clucking notes.
Where and when it's recorded
Mikado Pheasant has been recorded at 4 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
To protect this bird from disturbance, we don't list exact sites.
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The Mikado pheasant (Syrmaticus mikado) is a species of gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds.
Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia
Questions
How big is the Mikado Pheasant?
The Mikado Pheasant is about 97 cm long and weighs around 1.1 kg.
Where does the Mikado Pheasant live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: Taiwan (China). It is most often recorded in China.
When is the best time to see the Mikado Pheasant?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in April, May and September (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Mikado Pheasant endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Mikado Pheasant as Least Concern.
What does the Mikado Pheasant eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Mikado Pheasant in?
It belongs to the family Pheasants & Allies (Phasianidae), order Galliformes.
At a glance
- Length
- 97 cm
- Weight
- 1.1 kg
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 219 mm
- Tail
- 338 mm
- Bill
- 34 mm
- Tarsus
- 65 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: Taiwan (China)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Pheasants & Allies Phasianidae
- Genus
- Syrmaticus
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