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Ring-necked Pheasant

Ring-necked Pheasant
State Bird of South Dakota

Ring-necked Pheasant

The Chinese ring-necked pheasant is the state bird. It was introduced to South Dakota in 1898 and is easily recognized by its colorful plumage. It is also known for its delicious meat.

Since it is primarily a Midwestern bird, pheasant is considered a delicacy in many other states.


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The pages shown depicting the official 50 US State birds were drawn from : "Audubon's Birds of America" an 1840 "First Octavo Edition" of John J. Audubon's complete seven volume text. A special thank-you goes to Mr. Richard Buonanno, who originally converted the Bird's of America complete text, with references, to HTML format.