The common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

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The common pheasant is a bird in the pheasant family. The genus name comes from Latin phasianus, "pheasant". The species name colchicus is Latin for "of Colchis", a country on the Black Sea where pheasants became known to Europeans.

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Location: Scottish borders. Scotland
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