Pheasant

Ithaginis

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Catreus

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Rheinartia

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Crossoptilon

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Lophura

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Argusianus

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Pucrasia

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Syrmaticus

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Chrysolophus

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Phasianus

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† See also partridge, quail

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Pheasants are a group of large birds in the order Galliformes. In many countries they are hunted as game.

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Pheasant are characterised by strong sexual dimorphism, with males being highly ornate with bright colours and adornments such as wattles and long tails. They are usually larger than the females. Males play no part in rearing the young.

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There are 35 species of pheasant in 11 different genera. The best-known is the Ringnecked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus torquatus) which is widespread throughout the world in introduced feral populations and in farm operations. Various other pheasant species are popular in aviaries, such as the Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus).

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Partridge: PerdixAlectorisLerwaBambusicolaPtilopachusRollulusHaematortyxCaloperdixArborophilaXenoperdixMelanoperdix†See also Pheasant, Quail, Grouse...

Quail: CoturnixAnurophasisPerdiculaOphrysia† See also Pheasant, Partridge, Grouse...

Order: Order (from Latin ordo "row, rank, series, arrangement", Old French ordre from the Latin accusative, ordinem, attested in English from the 1220s). The word conveys a notion of "a system of parts subject to certain uniform, established ranks or proportions", an idea very central to scholastic thoug...

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