Yes I noted the short tail too and yes female pheasants normally have much
longer tails. This bird's tail is a little raggedy and could be just in moult.
Does look very dark for a Common (Ring-necked) Pheasant, which is why I didn't
suggest that species. Could be something inbetween like some sort of Partridge,
what species are here?
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Hard to see properly but I believe that female pheasants have much
longer tails than the bird in the image.
kind regards
Con
On 4/6/2021 5:18 PM, Kathy Cook wrote:
> Thank you for your responses. The consensus seems to be a female
> pheasant. Possibly a Common (Ring-necked) Pheasant.
>
> Kathy
>
>
> On 6/04/2021 4:43 pm, Philip Veerman wrote:
>> That is a good one. I suggest a female of some species of pheasant.
>> Females are harder to distinguish than males. Though I don't know
>> which. There are many possible species but would need to know which
>> are kept in Australia (locally). Could be difficult as maybe it is a
>> hybrid female pheasant. Would be best to ask around the neighbourhood
>> to find where it escaped from.
>>
>> Philip
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Canberrabirds
>> On Behalf
>> Of Kathy Cook
>> Sent: Tuesday, 6 April, 2021 3:37 PM
>> To: Canberra birds
>> Subject: [Canberrabirds] Mystery Bird
>>
>> A friend from Weston Creek had the attached bird in her garden for 3
>> days last week.
>>
>> Interested in your thoughts on its ID. Pictures have been cropped
>> from phone photos.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Kathy
>>
>>
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