Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
Linnaeus, 1758
Not Evaluated
C1E*
British & Irish Rarity Status: Common
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Common Pheasant - Warwickshire © Chris Farr
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Common Pheasant - West Midlands © Richard Dawkins
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Common Pheasant - Gloucestershire © Lewis Thomson
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Common Pheasant - Suffolk © Jon Evans
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Common Pheasant - Britain © Geoff Snowball
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Common Pheasant - Norfolk © Stephen Durrant
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