{"id":25438,"date":"2012-11-05T14:36:59","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T13:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/large-landbirds\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:15:12","slug":"pheasant-phasianus-colchicus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/large-landbirds\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus\/","title":{"rendered":"Pheasant Phasianus colchicus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), is a bird in the pheasant family (Phasianidae). It is native to Asia and has been widely introduced elsewhere as a game bird. In parts of its range, namely in places where none of its relatives occur such as in Europe (where it is naturalized), it is simply known as the &#8220;pheasant&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet: Common Pheasant\u00a0<i>Phasianus\u00a0colchicus<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-310-25438\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2344\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus-9.jpg\" title=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus\/thumbs\/thumbs_pheasant-phasianus-colchicus-9.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2343\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus-8.jpg\" title=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus\/thumbs\/thumbs_pheasant-phasianus-colchicus-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2342\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus-7.jpg\" title=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus\/thumbs\/thumbs_pheasant-phasianus-colchicus-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2341\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus-6.jpg\" title=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus\/thumbs\/thumbs_pheasant-phasianus-colchicus-6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2340\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus-5.jpg\" title=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus\/thumbs\/thumbs_pheasant-phasianus-colchicus-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2339\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus-4.jpg\" title=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus\/thumbs\/thumbs_pheasant-phasianus-colchicus-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2338\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus-3.jpg\" title=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus\/thumbs\/thumbs_pheasant-phasianus-colchicus-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2337\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus-2.jpg\" title=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus\/thumbs\/thumbs_pheasant-phasianus-colchicus-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2336\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus-11.jpg\" title=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) at Rheindamm, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) at Rheindamm, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus\/thumbs\/thumbs_pheasant-phasianus-colchicus-11.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2335\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus\/pheasant-phasianus-colchicus-10.jpg\" title=\"Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) at Gubbeen, Co. 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