The ring-necked pheasant belongs to the pheasant family and is the most widely distributed bird in the pheasant family in China.
Male pheasants are nearly 0.9 meters long. The plumage is gorgeous, with long tail feathers and a long central tail feather, grayish yellow with symmetrical black transverse spots.
The meat is delicious, and the tail feathers can be used as ornaments. Because of its appearance like a chicken, it is commonly known as "pheasant", and it is mostly distributed throughout China.
It inhabits shrubland, bamboo or grass in medium and low hills.
Good at running, flying fast and powerful.
It feeds on the young leaves, shoots, stems, fruits and seeds of plants, but also eats insects and small invertebrates. The breeding period is from February to May, with 6-22 eggs laid per clutch and a incubation period of 24-25 days.
The meat of the ring-necked pheasant is solid and tender, the taste is delicious, the protein and amino acid content are higher than that of domestic chickens, and the fat and cholesterol content is lower than that of domestic chickens, so it is popular.
The ring-necked pheasant has both ornamental, edible and medicinal value, and is an important economic poultry.
Ring-necked pheasants prefer to roost at high altitudes, so they should be perched in the house or in the field.
Our people have an early understanding of its edible value, as far back as the Yin Shang era in the oracle bones, the Ming Dynasty Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" on the ring neck pheasant description is more detailed, that the ring neck pheasant meat sweet, sour, warm, has the ability to tonify the qi; diarrhea, thirst, frequent urination has a certain therapeutic effect.
In ancient times, the feathers of the ring-necked pheasant were woven into roses, satins, brocades, etc. for women's dresses.
From the end of the Han Dynasty to the Six Dynasties period, the "pheasant head qiu" has become the luxurious clothing of the nobles at that time. The feathers of the ring-necked pheasant can also be made into exquisite crafts.