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The common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) is a bird in the pheasant family (Phasianidae). 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.

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1. (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley
2. (c) Philip Mark Osso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Philip Mark Osso
3. (c) Darren Bellerby, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/world-birds/18520612832/
4. (c) Pete Mella, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Pete Mella
5. (c) Jonathan Campbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jonathan Campbell
6. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phasianus_colchicus

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