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Copper pheasant
Syrmaticus soemmerringii, Temminck, 1830
It is an endemic species found only in Japan, where five subspecies have been described. In our zoo you can see the subspecies Syrmaticus soemmerringii soemmerringii, which is one of the rarest pheasants found in breeding around the world. The pair kept by us are currently the only copper pheasants in Polish zoos.
Distribution: Japan
male
body length: ok. 110 cm
wing length: 21,5–23 cm
body mass: ca. 0,91 kg
female
body length: ok. 62 cm
wing length: 21 cm
body mass: 0,55–0,65 kg