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This bird is named after American ornithologist Daniel Giraud Elliot (1835-1915)
Elliots pheasant is described as being polygynous with males having two or three mates
Elliot’s pheasant can be found in a range of forest habitats across China, south of the Yangtze River, where it forages on the forest floor for leaves, buds, seeds, fruits, grains as well as insects and the eggs of other birds.
Females lay their eggs in the spring and the breeding habitat is dense forest with a heavy canopy cover. Females normally lay clutches of 4-12 eggs. A male Elliot’s pheasant pairs with more than one female at a time, the norm being up to three. The male plays absolutely no part in nest building, incubation or rearing of the chicks.
