Reeves Pheasants

Pheasant, from Latin phasianus. This bird originates from Southern Caucase near River Phasis.

Female is called hen-pheasant.

The bird is related to the Gallinaceae type. Characterized by the Common Pheasant it is a bird of a quite large size, and differentiates from the cock by a fully feathered head and no wattles.

Males have long, bent, overlapping tail feathers. Some tails can reach up to 2 meters long as it is the case for the Reeves Pheasant
( phasianus Reevesi )of Northern China.

Many pheasants species live in Asia, especially in China, Tibet and Siberia. One can find Ringneck Pheasants in Europe, New Zealand and North America. They spread from Southern Canada down to California, U.S.A. and New Mexico.

Male Pheasants are remarkable by their flamboyant feathers accentuated by specific designs. Metallic and copper shades are current.
Females have darker feathers and shorten tails.

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source : Larousse du XXe siècle édition 1930,
Encyclopédie des oiseaux du Québec W.Earl Godfrey, éditions de l'Homme,1972

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Up dated novembrer 16th 1997 by Danielle Boissonneault