Phasianus colchicus
Length: 19-27 Weight: 1-7 lbs
Identification:
Male red and orange overall with white collar, red face, and long barred tail feathers. Female light brown to gray, with long tail feathers, shorter than male.
Distribution:
Native to Asia. Introduced to North America as a game bird, and now resident across much of the northern United States and southern Canada.
Cool Facts:
The species name colchicus comes from the Latin “of Colchis,” referring to the country along the Black Sea where pheasants were first observed by Europeans.
The Ring-necked Pheasant is the state bird of South Dakota; only two other state birds are not native to the United States.
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