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Melanistic Pheasant var. tenebrosus?
Brilliant blue/green pheasant
Fields and back garden!
I believe this is a breed, not a mutation from the common pheasant
Spotted on Nov 28, 2012
Submitted on Jan 28, 2013
7 Comments
You're most welcome Jenny, Can't say I've ever seen one that colour up here in Yorkshire either!!
Hi Debbie, thank you for information. I did look under global missions but never saw it! The pheasant will probably turn out to be common but it certainly isn't in deepest Devon!
Hi Jenny, here is the link for rare colour morphs:
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/7970...
it was under global missions where you will find a whole load more :)
Hi Keith,
I am a new girl on the block and I cannot find a mission called 'rare color morphs'. could you please point me in the right direction?
Hi Xiaoxuan,
I don't think it's a Japanese green pheasant as they usually have different colour wings and tail, sometimes white/brown and sometimes pale green/mottled. I have never seen an all green/blue one?
I think it could be a Japanese green pheasant...it's a separate species from the common pheasant and it has been introduced in many areas
If it is melanistic please add to rare color morphs mission