Wild mutant common pheasant without neck collar (Phasianus colchicus colchicus). Large, beautiful and rare pheasant with iridescent, greenish-blue plu

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Wild mutant common pheasant without neck collar (Phasianus colchicus colchicus). Large, beautiful and rare pheasant with iridescent, greenish-blue plumage. Might belong to Elegans group - Yunnan pheasants: White neck collar and orbital lines are absent. A broad band of richly glossed dark green or bluish green colour runs down the underparts, completely separating the brassy-chestnut of the sides of the chest. Crown dark green. Uppertail coverts light bluish grey. Encountered near Uppsala, Sweden

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Size: 8844px × 4975px
Location: Västeråker, Uppsala, Sweden
Photo credit: © TobyPhotos / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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