Pheasant in long grass > The common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) is a bird in the phasianus,(Phasianidae). The genus name comes from Latin phasianus, "pheasant". Pheasants are large, long-tailed gamebirds. The males have rich chestnut, golden-brown and black markings on their bodies and tails, with a dark green head and red face wattling. Females are mottled with paler brown and black.

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Location: Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © Alister Firth / Alamy / Afripics
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