Ring-Necked Pheasant

The common pheasant is a bird in the pheasant family. The genus name comes from Latin phasianus, "pheasant". The species name colchicus is Latin for "of Colchis", a country on the Black Sea where pheasants became known to Europeans.

Scientific name: Phasianus colchicus

Conservation status: Least Concern (Population decreasing)

Mass: 2.6 lbs (Male, Adult), 2 lbs (Female, Adult)

Length: 2 – 2.9 ft. (Male, Adult), 20 – 25 in. (Female, Adult)

Tail length: 20 in. (Male, Adult), 7.9 in. (Female, Adult)

Clutch size: 8 – 15

Family: Phasianidae