Pheasant

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Pheasants are birds of several genera within the subfamily Phasianinae, of the family Phasianidae in the orderGalliformes. The family’s native range is restricted to Asia.Pheasants are characterised by strong sexual dimorphism, males being highly decorated with bright colors and adornments such as wattles. Males are usually larger than females and have longer tails. Males play no part in rearing the young.Pheasants typically eat seeds and some insects,More info:wiki

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#10 Under-fire shoots insist pheasant is not for rich tastes,More info:thetimes

Eating pheasant and partridge is not just for aristocrats, the game industry says in a new campaign aimed at protecting shoots from criticism that they produce millions of uneaten birds.

The pheasant shooting season opened this week with a warning that the “writing is on the wall” for the sport unless it can persuade more people to eat what it produces.

#9 Common pheasant,More info:nzbirdsonline.

Acclimatisation Societies released about 30 species of upland game birds throughout New Zealand, to provide sport for European colonists. Common pheasants were among the first to be released, in Wellington, Canterbury, Otago and Auckland from 1842-1877. They are established throughout open country in the North Island, with local populations topped up by ongoing releases by Fish & Game Councils and private breeders. Numbers are lower in the South Island. Hunting of pheasants and other game birds in New Zealand is managed by Fish & Game New Zealand.

#8 Michigan’s Thumb is top spot in state for pheasants,More info:freep

The sound of a rooster pheasant crowing is a lot less common in Michigan than it was in the 1940s, 50s and 60s, when the opening day of the hunting season was front-page news in the Times Herald.