Stats

Lifespan: 1-3 yrs
Size: Large
Diet: Omnivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Flock
Biome: Temperate grassland
Range: Asia
Movement: Running
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Camouflage
Status: Common

About

The Common Pheasant is a ground-dwelling game bird native to Asia, now established on every continent except Antarctica. Males are unmistakable—a metallic green head, scarlet facial wattles, and a bronze-barred tail that can exceed 50 cm on its own.

Life cycle

1.
egg
A large clutch of eggs sits in a shallow ground scrape, incubated by the hen until the brood hatches together.
2.
hatchling chick
A downy chick leaves the nest within hours of hatching and pecks for food alongside the hen.
3.
juvenile
A juvenile grows its first body feathers, learns to fly short bursts, and stays in the brood until fledged.
4.
adult
Fully grown with adult plumage.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Phasianus
Species: Phasianus colchicus