C968 Pheasant

Pheasant C968M

Size 36 x 50 cm (12 x 19
inches)

Pheasants are among the
world's most beautiful
birds. They inhabit a
variety of habitats, from
the snowy Himalayas to
the steamy jungles of
Indonesia.

Pheasants have long been
a part of our culture and
one species in particular,
the Red Junglefowl, may
be the most important
bird species in the world.
Red Junglefowl are the
ancestors of domestic
chickens.

The Common or Ringneck
Pheasant has been
introduced nearly
worldwide for sport.

Pheasants have long been
avicultural subjects.
Egyptian pharaohs kept
peafowl, and Alexander
the Great brought them to
Greece some 2,500 years
ago