Ring-necked Pheasant

Order Galliformes; Family Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges and Old World Quails); Scientific name: Phasianus colchicus; Common name: Ring-necked Pheasant; Alternative common name: Common Pheasant – Distribution in Australia: South-west and Rottnest Island in Western Australia, Tasmania and King Island in Bass Strait – This is a subadult male - AN INTRODUCED SPECIES originally from Asia has been introduced to Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia and South Australia on numerous occasions as a game bird; majority of these introductions failed – Also successfully introduced to Europe, North America and New Zealand – Original distribution: central Asia from Korean Peninsula and China to Iran.