No.005 Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicust

L=80cm‰@60cmŠ

Rank : 2
Resident
The bird is the National Bird of Japan. Withheart-shaped scarlet wattles on face and glossy dark green head andunderparts, Male stands out wherever it is like this picture. On the otherhand, Femalefs plumage is of somber colour protecting the bird in dried-upgrass. In Asakawa River Basin, we can find the bird in riverbeds and cityparks like Komiya Park. @ Sometimes the bird reveals its presence with aloud call "ko-KOK".

Common Pheasant (Adult‰)

Common Pheasant (AdultŠ)

Common Pheasant (Juvenile)

"horo-uchi"wing beatings