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Common Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

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Illustration · not to scale

Body length
76–89 cm
Body Mass
1.12 kg
Wingspan
68 cm
Diet
Omnivorous
Migration
Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 105

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 105).

DEF 88

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 88).

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How to identify

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Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

Sonothèque ADVL · Sources & credits

🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Palearctic & Oriental: Central & Eastern Eurasia & Southern China & Taiwan and Northern Vietnam Habitat: Human Modified
30 · Subspecies & regional ranges
  • Phasianus colchicus septentrionalis

    n Caucasus (s Russia)

  • Phasianus colchicus colchicus

    Transcaucasia (Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan)

  • Phasianus colchicus talischensis

    se Transcaucasia (Azerbaijan and nc Iran)

  • Phasianus colchicus persicus

    sw Turkmenistan and ne Iran

  • Phasianus colchicus principalis

    se Turkmenistan and nw Afghanistan

  • Phasianus colchicus chrysomelas

    n Turkmenistan and w Uzbekistan

  • Phasianus colchicus zarudnyi

    e Turkmenistan

  • Phasianus colchicus bianchii

    se Uzbekistan, sw Tajikistan and ne Afghanistan

  • Phasianus colchicus zerafschanicus

    s Uzbekistan

  • Phasianus colchicus turcestanicus

    s Kazakhstan

  • Phasianus colchicus mongolicus

    se Kazakhstan and n Kyrgyzstan

  • Phasianus colchicus shawii

    w China

  • Phasianus colchicus tarimensis

    Tarim Basin to Lop Nur (w China)

  • Phasianus colchicus vlangalii

    Qaidam Basin (wc China)

  • Phasianus colchicus strauchi

    ne Qinghai (c China)

  • Phasianus colchicus sohokhotensis

    e Gansu (c China)

  • Phasianus colchicus satscheuensis

    w Gansu (nc China)

  • Phasianus colchicus hagenbecki

    w Mongolia

  • Phasianus colchicus edzinensis

    sc Mongolia

  • Phasianus colchicus alaschanicus

    Ningxia (nc China)

  • Phasianus colchicus kiangsuensis

    ne China

  • Phasianus colchicus karpowi

    ne China to Korean Pen.

  • Phasianus colchicus pallasi

    se Siberia, ne China and ne Korean Pen.

  • Phasianus colchicus suehschanensis

    nw Sichua and s Gansu (wc China)

  • Phasianus colchicus elegans

    w Sichuan to nw Yunnan (wc China), ne Myanmar and e Tibet

  • Phasianus colchicus decollatus

    c China

  • Phasianus colchicus rothschildi

    se Yunnan (sc China) and nw Vietnam

  • Phasianus colchicus takatsukasae

    sw Guangdong (s China) and ne Vietnam

  • Phasianus colchicus torquatus

    e China

  • Phasianus colchicus formosanus

    Taiwan

IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗

Frequently asked questions

What is its scientific name?

Phasianus colchicus

Which family does it belong to?

Pheasants & Allies (Phasianidae)

Where is it found?

Palearctic & Oriental: Central & Eastern Eurasia & Southern China & Taiwan and Northern Vietnam

Sources & credits

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