Pheasant
Pheasants are a group of large birds in the order Galliformes. Males pheasants are usually larger than the females, and they have feathers of bright colours and long tails. There are 35 species of pheasant in 11 different genera.
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In many countries pheasant species are hunted, often illegally, as game, and several species are threatened by this and other human activities.
Pheasant Media
Pheasant fowling, "Showing how to catch pheasants", facsimile of a miniature in the manuscript of the "Livre du Roy Modus" (fourteenth century).
Cheer pheasant pair in Himalaya, India
References
- Beebe, William. 1918-22. A Monograph of the Pheasants. 1st edition in 4 volumes: H. F. Witherby, London. Reprint: 1990, Dover Publications.(4 volumes bound as 2). ISBN 0-486-26579-X and ISBN 0-486-26580-3. Republished as: Pheasants: Their Lives and Homes. 2 vols. 1926. Single volume edition: New York Zoological Society, 1936.)
- Green-Armytage, Stephen. 2002. Extraordinary Pheasants.Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York. Book ISBN 0-8109-1007-1.
- Madge and McGowan, Pheasants, Partridges and Grouse ISBN 0-7136-3966-0
Other websites
- Birdlife International status page Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Illinois State Academy of Science (ISAS)
- Pheasants & Peafowl - Aviculture & Conservation Archived 2006-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Pheasant videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Pheasant Information and Photos - South Dakota Birds and Birding
- Pheasant Conservation Archived 2007-08-23 at the Wayback Machine