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Common Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus


Where is it found?

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Farmland and grassland

Diet and foraging method

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Forage on the ground searching for plant material and hunting insects and small vertebrates.
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Key adaptations

Females have mottled brown plumage to provide camouflage when feeding on the ground. Males are brightly coloured to attract females.

Social organisation and mating system

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Flock
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Polygynous

Did you know that...?

It is one of the world's most hunted birds, and has been introduced across much of it's range as a gamebird for hunting.

Taxonomy

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Picture credits:

Maps from: http://species.mol.org/species/
"Phasianus colchicus 3 tom (Lukasz Lukasik)". Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Phasianus_colchicus_3_tom_(Lukasz_Lukasik).jpg#/media/File:Phasianus_colchicus_3_tom_(Lukasz_Lukasik).jpg
"Phasianus colchicus female Vanhankaupunginlahti Finland" by Thermos - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Phasianus_colchicus_female_Vanhankaupunginlahti_Finland.jpg#/media/File:Phasianus_colchicus_female_Vanhankaupunginlahti_Finland.jpg
"Phasianus colchicus MHNT" by Didier Descouens - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Phasianus_colchicus_MHNT.jpg#/media/File:Phasianus_colchicus_MHNT.jpg
"PheasantChicks" by CiaranG at English Wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Speck-Made using CommonsHelper.. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PheasantChicks.png#/media/File:PheasantChicks.png
"Common Pheasant". Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Common_Pheasant.jpg#/media/File:Common_Pheasant.jpg

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