#1231 · 🐦 birds

Reeves's Pheasant

🇳🇱 Koningsfazant ·Syrmaticus reevesii

VUvulnerable 🐦 Birds 📍 in Europe, not in NL

7 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

what is it?

The Reeves's pheasant ( Syrmaticus reevesii ) is a large pheasant within the genus Syrmaticus . It is endemic to China. It is named after the British naturalist John Reeves, who first introduced live specimens to Europe in 1831.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 662iNaturalist observations
threat VUvulnerable

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
662 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by John Edward Gray in 1829 (197 years ago).
Listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.