Common Name: Ring-necked Pheasant
Scientific Name (Genus-species): Phasianus colchicus
Length (bill-tail): 33"
Identifying Chacteristics: distinctive colorful plumage, white neck ring, large red eye ring
In the mid-1980's, we raised 40 chicks of which 36 survived and were released locally
Habitat: brushy prairies, farmlands, open pine forests
Perrenial