It’s a melanistic mutation of a Ring-necked Pheasant. That’s the info I got
from a pheasant breeder here in Carwoola and he is very confident with his ID.
Graeme Clifton
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> On 6 Apr 2021, at 8:43 pm, Philip Veerman <> wrote:
>
> 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?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Canberrabirds
> On Behalf Of Con
> Sent: Tuesday, 6 April, 2021 8:13 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [Canberrabirds] Mystery Bird
>
> 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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