Pheasant, Ring-Necked

PHEASANT, RING-NECKED (Phasianus colchicus), the only pheasant species resident in BC, is a chicken-sized game bird introduced from England and China between 1880 and 1920. The male is striking in appearance with mottled plumage, long straight tail, white neck ring and bright red wattles. The female is dull brown. Pheasants nest close to farm fields in the south-central Interior, on eastern VANCOUVER ISLAND, in the FRASER VALLEY and parts of the QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS. Some populations are...

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