Common pheasant
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(Phasianus colchicus)
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The UK's most colourful gamebird, the male pheasant has largely bronze-brown plumage except for a blue-green neck with a white collar, and red eye-patches. They have long, striped brown tailfeathers. Females are a mottled sandy brown. Pheasants are thought to be introduced to the UK by the Normans in the 11th century.
Diet: Seeds, grains, insects, berries, shoots
Origin: Asia
UK conservation status: N/A (introduced)
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
References
1 Anon (n.d.) ‘Pheasant photo’. [online] Available from: https://findingnature.co.uk/animal/pheasant/ (Accessed 24 May 2020)
2 Anon (n.d.) ‘Pheasant (female) photo’. [online] Available from: https://www.birdguides-cdn.com/cdn/articles/6-Female-Pheasant-Tony-Clarke---Rutland.jpg (Accessed 25 May 2020)
3 Anon (n.d.) ‘Pheasant Bird Facts | Phasianus Colchicus - The RSPB’. [online] Available from: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/pheasant/ (Accessed 25 May 2020)
4 Anon (n.d.) ‘Pheasant | The Wildlife Trusts’. [online] Available from: https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/birds/grouse-partridges-pheasant-and-quail/pheasant (Accessed 25 May 2020)
5 IUCN (n.d.) ‘Phasianus colchicus (Common Pheasant)’. [online] Available from: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/45100023/85926819 (Accessed 25 May 2020)
