Common Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

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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) Darren Bellerby, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/world-birds/18520612832/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phasianus_colchicus

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