Pheasant facts for kids
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Pheasants are a group of large birds in the order Galliformes. Males pheasants are usually larger than the females, and they have feathers of bright colours and long tails. There are 35 species of pheasant in 11 different genera.
In many countries pheasant species are hunted, often illegally, as game, and several species are threatened by this and other human activities.
Chukar is the official National bird of Pakistan.
- Beebe, William. 1918-22. A Monograph of the Pheasants. 1st edition in 4 volumes: H. F. Witherby, London. Reprint: 1990, Dover Publications.(4 volumes bound as 2). ISBN: 0-486-26579-X and ISBN: 0-486-26580-3. Republished as: Pheasants: Their Lives and Homes. 2 vols. 1926. Single volume edition: New York Zoological Society, 1936.)
- Green-Armytage, Stephen. 2002. Extraordinary Pheasants.Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York. Book ISBN: 0-8109-1007-1.
- Madge and McGowan, Pheasants, Partridges and Grouse ISBN: 0-7136-3966-0
Images for kids
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Cheer pheasant pair in Himalaya, India
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