The Chinese Ring-Marked Peasant

Did you know that the Chinese Ring- Necked Pheasant is native to Asia and was brought here for a game bird? There are 30 different types of pheasants in 5 groups. There is a major difference in the colors between the male and female birds. The male have a lot of colors and patterns on their feathers and the females are very dull and grey looking so they can stay hidden in the fields with their young. The males can range in colors from white to almost black and they can also have multi colored feathers. Both the male and the female are excellent runners and very strong flyers for short distances. Pheasants like it best in hay or grain regions. They also like having tall grass and not having very many trees. According to bidsna.org the populations of pheasants are established on most mid latitude agriculture lands from southern Canada to Utah. …show more content…
Landscape and habitats are also important because of the chance we have a very cold winter and a lot of snow. One of the serious limitations is the agricultural reasons and because of hay-mowing. Some farmers have signs that say no mow no spray because of this fact. The pheasant is one of the most hunted game birds. They are studied intensely. There are over 800 books give information on the pheasants behavior, food habits, population, and conservation. Some farmers raise and breed pheasants so they can bring the population up for use of game birds. Reading the newspaper and watching the news the population of pheasants are down 35% from last year. That is because that pheasants are a target of poachers since they are a small game bird. The Pheasants habitat is a recently harvested field or taller brush along