# Reeves's pheasant (*Syrmaticus reevesii*)

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Data as of: 2026-11-14

Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii) is a bird in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes, genus Syrmaticus. It is a medium-sized, terrestrial and sedentary granivore that lives in woodland, with adults typically about 1.21 kg. The IUCN Red List category for Reeves's pheasant is Vulnerable (VU), a threatened category, and its geographic range covers 532,000 km².

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 974.5 g – 1.53 kg |
| Length | 75 cm – 2.1 m |
| Lifespan | 9.2 years |
| Diet | Granivore |
| Main food | seeds |
| Habitat | woodland |
| Egg incubation | 24.5 days |
| Young per litter or clutch | 7 – 9.5 |
| Litters or clutches a year | 1 |
| Lifestyle | Terrestrial |
| Migration | Sedentary |
| Conservation status | Vulnerable (IUCN) |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Introduced range

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists it as introduced in 7 countries. Introduced: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Italy, Poland, United Kingdom. Source: https://griis.org/ (CC BY 4.0).

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Aves
- order: Galliformes
- family: Phasianidae
- genus: Syrmaticus
- species: *Syrmaticus reevesii* (J. E. Gray, 1829)

Synonyms: *Phasianus reevesii*, *Phasianus veneratus*, *Syrmaticus reevesi*

## Common questions

### What is the scientific name of Reeves's pheasant?

The scientific name is Syrmaticus reevesii, with the authority (J. E. Gray, 1829).

### How heavy is Reeves's pheasant?

Adults typically weigh about 1.21 kg. Sources report from 974 g to 1.53 kg.

### How many eggs does Reeves's pheasant lay?

A clutch is 9 or 10 eggs, with 1 clutch per year. Incubation lasts 24 days.

### What habitat does Reeves's pheasant live in?

It lives in woodland and is terrestrial and sedentary.

### Is the reeves's pheasant an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the reeves's pheasant as introduced in 7 countries, including Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France and Italy, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

## Sources

- [An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1), CC0 1.0, E096-269. Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1
- [AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7), CC BY 4.0, v7. Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7
- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org), per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed), 2026-11-11. Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence).
- [Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (GRIIS)](https://griis.org/), CC BY 4.0, 2026-11-13. Pagad, S., Genovesi, P., Carnevali, L., Schigel, D. & McGeoch, M.A. (2018) Introducing the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species. Scientific Data 5: 170202. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.202. Country checklists published through GBIF by the IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group.
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
- [Wikipedia (English)](https://en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0, 2026-11-11. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).

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