11001-47336 Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus torquatus) closeup detail of plumage feathers *
11001-47324 Common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus mut. tenebrosus) a popular introduced game bird. Pheasants in NZ are of mixed ancestry, and are a hybrid blend of English blackneck (Phasianus colchicus colchicus), Chinese ringneck (Phasianus colchicus torquatus), and Mongolian pheasant (Phasianus colchicus mongolicus). Although "pure" specimens, don't occur, this male most resembles the 'melanistic mutant' form of the English (black-necked) subspecies *
11001-47322 Common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus mut. tenebrosus) a popular introduced gamebird. a popular introduced gamebird. Pheasants in NZ are of mixed ancestry, and are a hybrid blend of English blackneck (Phasianus colchicus colchicus), Chinese ringneck (Phasianus colchicus torquatus), and Mongolian pheasant (Phasianus colchicus mongolicus). Although "pure" specimens, don't occur, this male most resembles the 'melanistic mutant' form of the English (black-necked) subspecies *