Common pheasant: description, feeding habits, reproduction and interesting facts

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The Common pheasant was first discovered on the territory of the ancient Caucasus. Hence its second name-Caucasian pheasant. It is unknown how, but the bird was imported to other countries, and today it can be found in many corners of the earth. It is partially domesticated, and learned to put a hybrid breed by crossing members of different species and even genera of the Pheasant family.

common pheasant

Origin of name

The Name of the gallinaceous associated with the Georgian Rioni river, stretching over 300 km, where today there are several hydro power. The ancient Greeks called it phase. Perhaps the discovery of these birds on the banks of the river and gave them the name.

According to another version, pheasants called so after the first time I saw them around the city with the same name. In the VI century, the Carians founded on the southern banks of the river phasis, the colony of phasis, which was the easternmost town of the region of the Pontus and shopping centre.

Species of the genus Pheasants

The subdivision of the genus Pheasants on two highly controversial, as not all ornithologists agree that the common pheasant and the green pheasant are two separate species. Some of them believe that the last – it is a subspecies of the first. Green pheasant is found today in Japan, North America and Hawaii, and in size it is much smaller than the ordinary pheasant.

On the territory of the CIS green pheasants are not found, but common ordinary pheasants. They can also be seen in the North Caucasus and Transcaucasia, in Central Asia and the Far East. In some areas inhabits one of over 30 subspecies of common pheasant, in other – multiple.

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common pheasant

Subspecies of the common pheasant

Some of the more than 30 subspecies of common pheasant were previously considered separate species of Pheasants. However, a detailed study of birds helped to find out that all of them are common pheasants and differ mainly only one color, with the differences being most pronounced in males. Pheasants, which are more fundamental differences, such as long feathers on the ears or the breast, are related to other genera of the Pheasant family.

TRANS-Caucasian pheasant has a green head, light brown wings, purple breast and throat. From the North, in contrast, on the belly is brown or brown spot. Tajik pheasant endowed with black and green breast and yellow-red upper part of the body. One of the subspecies – hunting pheasant – is the result of the introduction of the creative person. It was created by crossing the Caucasian and Chinese subspecies.

Brief description

Ordinary (Caucasian) pheasant includes a description of its dimensions and appearance. The body of this bird is very close in structure to the body of a chicken, from which the common pheasant has a very long tail. In the coloration of males in many species are green, purple, yellow, gold and other rich colors. The skin around the eyes are bright red without feathers. Females on avian custom have plain speckled coloring in brown, camel or grey colours.

review ordinary Caucasian pheasant

The Male of the common pheasant can reach lengths of 90 cm, of which 50 – 18-first a striped tail, and the length of females usually does not exceed 60 cm, half of them – the length of the tail. The maximum mark, which can reach a weight of one ordinary pheasant, – 2.

Way of life, reproduction

Pheasant common able quite quickly to move on land, but to make the flight – for the birds very difficult job that she osilivaet extremely rare. This kind of pheasants usually settles in a thicket located near any water source. Rare to find them in the fields and in the woods. Males are carefully guarding their territory, sometimes even to death.

In the hottest part of the day the birds hide in dense thickets, leaving for a meal morning and evening. There they spend the night constantly. Until the spring of pheasants live in separate unisexual flocks. In flocks of males can be hundreds of individuals, females form flocks of smaller. In early spring the males separate from the pack, choose a female and hoarse and loud singing attention lady competitors, notifying them that the place of employment.

A Nest for laying pheasants satisfied in the grass, usually found in the Bush. Males take no part in hatching eggs. The entire month females do take care of yourself and your offspring. From one to two dozen Chicks hatch, usually before the onset of summer. In the wild, the bird leads a monogamous life.

Eating habits

In the diet of pheasants included both vegetable and animal food. Their powerful legs they skillfully excavated in the ground, various roots and seeds and bugs and worms. The menu pheasant may enter more berries and shellfish. In the autumn pheasants gain weight in winter, quickly discard it, as you have to expend enormous efforts on the production of food. During the short winter day they don't manage to get enough food to not to spend its own fat reserves. Many individuals do not survive until spring.

food chain common pheasant

All pheasants have a lot of enemies.“Worm – pheasant – the Fox” - so looks like with these birds is an exemplary food chain. Common pheasant eating foxes, coyotes, jackals, hawks, teterevjatnik, jays, magpies, crows, birds of prey.

Captive Breeding

The Meat of pheasants valued more chicken, plus they well lay eggs. Farmers breed them in specially constructed cages, and people without farms, you usually spacious enclosures. It is important to ensure that the birds have bushes or any structure where she could hide herself, and where she could escape her fearful offspring.

For breeding of common pheasants need to buy fertile eggs or Chicks or to purchase or to catch a male and female of the same species. After that, caring owners scrutinize a subspecies of the common pheasant, with which the deal to create the optimal living conditions. Not less carefully it is necessary to pick up for the birds daily diet. The food of pheasants plays an important role in the health of birds and their ability to reproduce.

diet food pheasants

Pheasants madly in love with Colorado beetles, so they can be used to save planted potatoes without the use of pesticides. These birds are prone to stress, which can affect their health, the ability to lay eggs and reproduce. They can come to the excitement due to the sudden movements around, due to change of owners or a defined mode.

Hunting pheasant

Not everywhere is allowed to hunt for pheasants. In the spring, on their catching or shooting imposed a widespread ban. Usually hunting is done with a dog, often with a Spaniel. Catching up the bird's scent, the dog runs after it, and when a pheasant takes off, the hunter shoots. The dog finds in the Bush a dead or injured bird and brings to the owner. Hunting for pheasants is only in the morning and evening time of day when the bird leaves the secluded area, which is home to.

In many parts of the world hunting for pheasants is very popular. Sports interest, as well as a great taste of the meat has developed such a great interest in this lesson. In ancient times, when there was a question about what will be served to the Royal table: common pheasant or regular chicken - the choice always fell on the first. It was served on a platter in full plumage.

common pheasant or plain chicken

Common pheasants have bright colored colouring, but they are not as beautiful as the other members of the Pheasant family, for example, gold or eared pheasant. But this kind of the fastest in the race. For the birds is definitely a big plus, but for hunters for their valuable meat is, of course, a huge minus. Pheasants are well adapted in captivity, if the enclosure has plenty of space and secluded thickets or special buildings for privacy.


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