Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
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About Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Turkey-like birds
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
The common pheasant, ring-necked pheasant, or blue-headed pheasant, is a bird in the pheasant family (Phasianidae). The genus name comes from Latin phasianus 'pheasant'. The species name colchicus is Latin for 'of Colchis', a country on the Black Sea where pheasants became known to Europeans. Although Phasianus was previously thought to be closely related to the genus Gallus, the genus of junglefowl and domesticated chickens, recent studies show that they are in different subfamilies, having diverged over 20 million years ago.
Source: Wikipedia
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2002-07-15
San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge, United States of America -
2007-01-22
Palo Alto Baylands, United States of America -
2007-03-11
Big Island - Hakalau Forest NWR, United States of America -
2008-12-06
Colusa National Wildlife Refuge, United States of America -
2009-01-11
Burnidge Forest Preserve, United States of America -
2010-01-03
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, United States of America -
2012-07-10
Chase Lake NWR, United States of America -
2012-07-11
McKenzie Slough, United States of America -
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