Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
An adult common pheasant is a ground-dwelling gamebird of farmland, grassland, woodland edges, and hedgerows. It feeds on seeds, grains, berries, shoots, insects, and other small invertebrates picked from the ground. When threatened it usually runs first, then bursts into a loud, rapid-winged flight if pressed. Males are famous for bright plumage, long tails, crowing calls, and close-range display fights using pecks, wingbeats, chest bumps, and leg spurs.
- Type
- Wing
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
- Common Pheasant Chick
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- Common Pheasant