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Identification Request

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Posted by Robert Ryan on September 18, 2016 at 6:32 PM
Identification Request
What is this bird? Female  pheasant? I've looked at hundreds of images on line and none of them have the red mark on the side of their heads coupled with this coloring on their backs. I'm confused.  Thanks for helping out.
Posted by Matt Shellenberg on September 18, 2016 at 10:22 PM
Bob, this looks like a juvenile male Ring-necked Pheasant.
Posted by Robert Ryan on September 19, 2016 at 7:15 PM
Thanks Matt. The lack of adult coloring threw me off. I can rest again.