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Common PheasantAlternate name(s): "Ring-necked Pheasant" ![]() Size: 70-90 cm (male, incl. tail 35-45 cm); 55-70 cm (female, incl. tail 20-25 cm); wing span 70-90 cm Weight: 1.4-1.5 kg (male); 1.1-1.4 kg (female) |
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See Pheasant
at Wikipedia |
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Photos |
Introduced hybrids
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Frontal portrait of a male Common Pheasant with its inner eyelids closed
(photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Spiekeroog, Ostfriesland, Germany, June 2021]
Near-frontal portrait of a male Common Pheasant
(photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Spiekeroog, Ostfriesland, Germany, June 2021]
Near-frontal view of a male Common Pheasant of the "torquatus"
group; note the white neck band
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, April 2016]
Near-lateral view of a male Common Pheasant posturing
to issue its
call
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, April 2016]
Near-lateral view of a male Common Pheasant
(photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Spiekeroog, Ostfriesland, Germany, June 2021]
Lateral portrait of a male Common Pheasant
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2021]
Lateral view of a male Common Pheasant
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2021]
Lateral view of a male Common Pheasant
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2021]
Lateral view of a male Common Pheasant on a wheat field
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, April 2016]
Lateral view of a male Common Pheasant
(photo courtesy of C. Pears)
[Borrowdale, Lake District, Cumbria, UK, March 2015]
Lateral view of a resting male Common Pheasant
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, April 2016]
Near-dorsal view of a male Common Pheasant
(photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Spiekeroog, Ostfriesland, Germany, June 2021]
Dorsal view of a male Common Pheasant (photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Texel, Netherlands, April 2014]
Dorsal view of a male Common Pheasant flapping its wings
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, April 2016]
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FEMALE |
Pair of Common Pheasants foraging in open grassland; male on
the right, female on the left (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Brok, Masovia, Poland, July 2016]
Dorsal view of a female Common Pheasant (photo courtesy
of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Brok, Masovia, Poland, July 2016]
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PAIR |
Near-lateral view of a pair of Common Pheasants
(photo courtesy of C. Pears)
[Borrowdale, Lake District, Cumbria, UK, March 2015]
Pair of Common Pheasants foraging in open grassland; male on
the right, female on the left (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, May 2016]
Pair of Common Pheasants foraging in open grassland; male on
the left, female on the right (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, May 2016]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Lateral view of a male Common Pheasant moulting into its first adult
plumage, with a female
behind
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[River Bug, near Brok, Masovia, Poland, September 2016]
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Food, Diet |
Male Common Pheasant feeding on wheat grains that have not
germinated (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, April 2016]
Male Common Pheasant feeding on wheat grains that have not
germinated (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, April 2016]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
phesant_dw_20160613.m4a | (Poland) | Male territorial call(?) | © DW | |
phesant_dw_20200531.m4a | (Poland) | Alarm calls (male) | © DW |
More Common Pheasant sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.