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Common Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

Common Pheasant
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Fasanen er den største, vildtlevende hønsefugl i Danmark og findes i flere varianter, hvoraf ringfasanen er den hyppigst forekommende.

Field marks

Large with a very long, pointed tail. The male is coppery and golden with a dark green metallic head, red facial skin and often a white neck-ring; the female is mottled buff-brown with dark spots.

Can be confused with

  • Grey Partridge — Grey Partridge is much smaller and round with a short rufous tail and an orange face — not the pheasant's long, pointed tail.

Facts

Wingspan

68 cm

Conservation status

ikke truet

Family

pheasants and partridges

Phasianidae

Read more

This is a short overview for the quiz. For the full account, go to the sources:

  • Danmarks Fugle at the Danish Ornithological Society (in Danish)
  • Wikipedia (in Danish)The description above is from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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