Common pheasant

Common name: Common pheasant

Scientific name: Phasianus colchicus

Class: Aves

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

Nutrition:  cereali, semi, germogli , frutti di bosco, insetti.

Features: The male specimen is larger than the female and has multi-coloured plumage; in the female, it is brown greyish. The tail is present in both genders but is much more pronounced in the male. 

Curiosity: The species is native to Asia but had been introduced to Europe since ancient times.