Pheasant  (Phasianus colchicus)

Authentication

Information authenticated by the RSPB:
http://www.rspb.org.uk/

Glossary

Subspecies: a different race of a species, which is geographically separated from other populations of that species.

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (November 2002):
    http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn
  2. Mullarney, K., Svensson, L., Zetterstrom, D., & Grant, P.J. (1999) Collins Bird Guide. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London.
  3. Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (November 2002):
    http://www.english-nature.org.uk/science/licensing/pdf/protected_species_part_i.pdf
  4. Gooders, J. (1982) Collins British Birds. William Collins Sons and Co Ltd, London.
  5. Lack, P. (1986) The Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland. T. & A. D. Poyser Ltd, Calton.
  6. Walters, M. (1994) Eyewitness Handbooks: Birds' Eggs. Dorling Kindersley, London.
  7. Greenoak, F. (1979) All the birds of the air. Book Club Associates, London.
  8. Game Conservancy Trust Research (November 2002):
    http://www.gct.org.uk/text03.asp?PageId=265
  9. RSPB pheasant information (July 2003):
    http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/pheasant/?page=p
  10. RSPB (2003) Pers. comm.