Ring Necked Pheasant. The Common Pheasant Phasianus Colchicus Is A Bird In The Pheasant Family Phasianidae. It Is Native To Asia And Has Been Widely Introduced Elsewhere As A Game Bird. In Parts Of Its Range, Namely In Places Where None Of Its Relatives Occur Such As In Europe, Where It Is Naturalised, It Is Simply Known As The `Pheasant`. Ring-Necked Pheasant Is Both The Name Used For The Species As A Whole In North America And Also The Collective Name For A Number Of Subspecies And Their Intergrades That Have White Neck Rings.

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