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Phasianus colchicus
Photo by Marmot

Description

Woodland Area by the River Wear.

Identification

ALSO KNOWN AS RING NECKED PHEASANT

Green Pheasant

The Kiji, or Japanese Green Pheasant, P. c. versicolor, has been considered a separate species by some (e.g. Johnsgard, The Pheasants of the World, OUP 1986). Resident through Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku, Japan, the male's glossy green neck, back and underparts are distinctive. Not uncommon in cultivated and open areas, but it can be quite unobtrusive.

Marysan has a photograph in her gallery at http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/data/528/713464Kiji.jpg

Originally posted by Charles Harper

Bird Song

<flashmp3>Phasianus colchicus (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program

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