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Common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) #AsianBirds | #CommonPheasant #RingNeckedPheasant #BlueHeadedPheasant #PhasianusColchicus | #TypicalPheasants #Pheasants #PheasantFamily : Photo by TheOtherKev #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌏 Common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

The common pheasant, also known as the ring-necked pheasant or blue-headed pheasant, is a large, striking bird with iridescent chestnut, gold, and black plumage, a green head, red facial wattles, and often a white neck ring. Females are less conspicuous, with mottled brown feathers for camouflage. Native to Asia, they've been widely introduced globally, thriving in woodland, farmland, and scrub. Pheasants are ground-dwelling, foraging for seeds, insects, and vegetation. They are strong but short-distance fliers, preferring to run, and roost in trees at night. Around thirty subspecies are recognised.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by TheOtherKev via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/pheasant-field-feathers-male-6196488/

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New addition! Red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) #Europeanbirds | #RedGrouse #Moorcock #Moorfowl #Moorbird #WillowPtarmigan #Ptarmigans #PheasantFamily | #mybirdcards #birdcards #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #birds

Red grouse, Moorcock, Moorfowl or Moorbird (Lagopus lagopus scotica). Female. Distribution: British Isles, Ireland. Conservation status: Some Concern. CC: LMCJ 📷: Photo by dannymoore1973 via Pixabay 2015

Country distribution:
England, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Wales

The photo shows a plump, medium-sized bird with rich brown feathers that act as camouflage in its heather moorland habitat. They have short tails and pale legs and feet. Males are distinguished by a bright red patch above the eye, which is less conspicuous in females.

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