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Copper pheasant

Syrmaticus soemmerringii (Temminck, 1830)

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The copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 900 g to 1.3 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii)
Photo: KKPCW · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the copper pheasant

Weight
900 g – 1.3 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
7src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the copper pheasant live?

Not recorded

What is the copper pheasant?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii), also known as Soemmerring's pheasant or yamadori (ヤマドリ), is a pheasant endemic to the Japanese archipelago. The scientific name commemorates the German scientist Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring. It is the official bird of multiple Japanese prefectures, cities, and towns. It was commonly hunted for sport throughout the 20th century.

Its population has been in consistent decline since the 1970s due to factors including habitat destruction and predation, but the most widely cited cause is overhunting.

From the Wikipedia article “Copper pheasant” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Copper_pheasant&oldid=1376708532), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the copper pheasant endangered?

The copper pheasant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the copper pheasant classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusSyrmaticus
  7. SpeciesSyrmaticus soemmerringii (Temminck, 1830)

Synonyms Syrmaticus soemmerringi, Syrmaticus soemmerringi soemmerringi

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • تدرج نحاسيArabic
  • فزان نحاسيArabic
  • Меден фазанBulgarian
  • Fazan SoemmerringBreton
  • faisà de coureCatalan
  • bažant měděnýCzech
  • KobberfasanDanish
  • KupferfasanGerman
  • kupra fazanoEsperanto
  • Faisán cobrizoSpanish
  • vaskfaasanEstonian
  • قرقاول مسیPersian
  • kuparifasaaniFinnish
  • Faisan cuivréFrench
  • Faisan scintillantFrench
  • פסיון נחושתHebrew
  • japanski fazanCroatian
  • rézfácánHungarian
  • Fagiano ramatoItalian
  • ヤマドリJapanese
  • 쿠퍼꿩Korean
  • varinis fazanasLithuanian
  • brūnais fazānsLatvian
  • KoperfazantDutch
  • bażant japońskiPolish
  • تانبہ بن ککڑWestern Panjabi
  • faisão-cuprinoPortuguese
  • faisão-ferrugíneoPortuguese
  • Медный фазанRussian
  • Медный пёстрый фазанRussian
  • bažant medenýSlovak
  • Bakarni fazanSerbian
  • kopparfasanSwedish
  • Bakır SülünTurkish
  • мікадо японськийUkrainian
  • 銅長尾雉Chinese
  • 铜长尾雉Chinese

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the copper pheasant?

An adult copper pheasant weighs 900 g – 1.3 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the copper pheasant endangered?

The copper pheasant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the copper pheasant?

The copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{copper_pheasant_2026,
  title = {Copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/copper-pheasant},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}