Ring-necked Pheasant Images and Information:
Phasianus colchicus
- Ring-necked Pheasants were introduced to the U.S. from Asia in the 1880’s as a game bird.
- Male Ring-necked Pheasants are brightly colored with copper, red, blue-green and gold plumage while the females are brown and blend into their habitat well.
- Breeding males will keep other males away from their small group of females during the breeding season by using a practice called “harem-defense polygyny”.
- A group of pheasants are called a “brace”, “plume”, “plump”, “trip” and “bouquet” of pheasants.
- Preferred habitat includes pastures, farmlands, marshes, and agricultural fields.
- Clutch size is between 10 to 12 and eggs take 23 – 25 days to hatch.
- Ring-necked Pheasants are primarily seed eaters but in the spring and summer will eat insects and other arthropods.
- Ring-necked Pheasants are not migratory.
- Ring-necked Pheasants live about 4 years.
I hope you enjoy viewing my Ring-necked Pheasant photos.
Spring Ring-necked Pheasant portrait
Title: Spring Ring-necked Pheasant portrait
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/7/2021
Spring male Ring-necked Pheasant close up
Title: Spring male Ring-necked Pheasant close up
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/7/2021
Ring-necked Pheasant and Midges
Title: Ring-necked Pheasant and Midges
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/12/2019
Male Ring-necked Pheasant in flight over the marsh at Farmington Bay WMA
Title: Male Ring-necked Pheasant in flight over the marsh at Farmington Bay WMA
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/15/2019
Female immature Northern Harrier with an eye on a pheasant hen
Title: Female immature Northern Harrier with an eye on a pheasant hen
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 9/24/2018
Immature Northern Harrier female hovering over a Ring-necked Pheasant hen
Title: Immature Northern Harrier female hovering over a Ring-necked Pheasant hen
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 9/24/2018
Female immature Northern Harrier dive bombing a Ring-necked Pheasant hen
Title: Female immature Northern Harrier dive bombing a Ring-necked Pheasant hen
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 9/24/2018
Male Ring-necked Pheasant close up
Title: Male Ring-necked Pheasant close up
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/17/2015
Portrait of a male Ring-necked Pheasant
Title: Portrait of a male Ring-necked Pheasant
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/17/2015
Ring-necked Pheasant yawning
Title: Ring-necked Pheasant yawning
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/17/2015
Ring-necked Pheasant male in snow
Title: Ring-necked Pheasant male in snow
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/30/2013
Ring-necked Pheasant hen walking through deep snow
Title: Ring-necked Pheasant hen walking through deep snow
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/28/2013
Ring-necked Pheasant female in snow
Title: Ring-necked Pheasant female in snow
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/28/2013
Male Ring-necked Pheasant portrait
Title: Male Ring-necked Pheasant portrait
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/16/2013
Male Ring-necked Pheasant displaying
Title: Male Ring-necked Pheasant displaying
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/28/2013
Hiding female Ring-necked Pheasant
Title: Hiding female Ring-necked Pheasant
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/16/2013
Male Ring-necked Pheasant in the snow
Title: Male Ring-necked Pheasant in the snow
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/16/2013
Ring-necked Pheasant hen running through snow
Title: Ring-necked Pheasant hen running through snow
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/16/2013
Ring-necked Pheasant hen lifting off
Title: Ring-necked Pheasant hen lifting off
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/14/2013
Ring-necked Pheasant hen on a snow bank
Title: Ring-necked Pheasant hen on a snow bank
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/14/2013