Birds and wildlife

Pheasant

Phasianus colchicusGroup: Pheasants and partridgesUK Conservation status:Not assessed

How to identify

Pheasants are large, long-tailed game birds. The males have rich chestnut, golden-brown and black markings on their bodies and tails, with a dark green head and red face wattling. Females are mottled with paler brown and black. They were introduced to the UK long ago and more recent introductions have brought in a variety of breeds for sport shooting.

Call

Pheasant

Matthias Feuersenger / xeno-canto

Key

  1. Resident
  2. Passage
  3. Summer
  4. Winter
* This map is intended as a guide. It shows general distribution rather than detailed, localised populations.
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