{"id":77042,"date":"2022-07-14T04:09:49","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T04:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-get-a-white-pheasant\/"},"modified":"2022-07-15T07:32:09","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T07:32:09","slug":"can-you-get-a-white-pheasant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-get-a-white-pheasant\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you get a white pheasant?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-get-a-white-pheasant\/#Can_you_get_a_white_pheasant\" title=\"Can you get a white pheasant?\">Can you get a white pheasant?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-get-a-white-pheasant\/#What_is_the_rarest_pheasant_in_the_world\" title=\"What is the rarest pheasant in the world?\">What is the rarest pheasant in the world?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-get-a-white-pheasant\/#How_long_do_silver_pheasants_take_to_hatch\" title=\"How long do silver pheasants take to hatch?\">How long do silver pheasants take to hatch?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-get-a-white-pheasant\/#Are_golden_pheasants_rare_in_UK\" title=\"Are golden pheasants rare in UK?\">Are golden pheasants rare in UK?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-get-a-white-pheasant\/#Are_white_pheasants_rare\" title=\"Are white pheasants rare?\">Are white pheasants rare?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-get-a-white-pheasant\/#Are_there_white_pheasants_in_the_UK\" title=\"Are there white pheasants in the UK?\">Are there white pheasants in the UK?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-get-a-white-pheasant\/#Can_you_get_an_albino_pheasant\" title=\"Can you get an albino pheasant?\">Can you get an albino pheasant?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-get-a-white-pheasant\/#Why_do_shoots_have_white_pheasants\" title=\"Why do shoots have white pheasants?\">Why do shoots have white pheasants?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-get-a-white-pheasant\/#What_is_the_rarest_pheasant\" title=\"What is the rarest pheasant?\">What is the rarest pheasant?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-get-a-white-pheasant\/#What_is_the_most_beautiful_pheasant_in_the_world\" title=\"What is the most beautiful pheasant in the world?\">What is the most beautiful pheasant in the world?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-get-a-white-pheasant\/#Are_pheasant_birds_rare\" title=\"Are pheasant birds rare?\">Are pheasant birds rare?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-get-a-white-pheasant\/#How_long_do_silver_pheasant_eggs_take_to_hatch\" title=\"How long do silver pheasant eggs take to hatch?\">How long do silver pheasant eggs take to hatch?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-get-a-white-pheasant\/#How_long_do_baby_pheasants_stay_with_their_mother\" title=\"How long do baby pheasants stay with their mother?\">How long do baby pheasants stay with their mother?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-get-a-white-pheasant\/#What_temperature_do_pheasant_eggs_hatch_at\" title=\"What temperature do pheasant eggs hatch at?\">What temperature do pheasant eggs hatch at?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-get-a-white-pheasant\/#Are_there_golden_pheasants_in_the_UK\" title=\"Are there golden pheasants in the UK?\">Are there golden pheasants in the UK?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-get-a-white-pheasant\/#Is_the_golden_pheasant_rare\" title=\"Is the golden pheasant rare?\">Is the golden pheasant rare?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-get-a-white-pheasant\/#Are_golden_pheasants_endangered\" title=\"Are golden pheasants endangered?\">Are golden pheasants endangered?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-get-a-white-pheasant\/#Can_you_get_white_pheasants\" title=\"Can you get white pheasants?\">Can you get white pheasants?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-get-a-white-pheasant\/#Is_there_such_a_bird_as_a_white_pheasant\" title=\"Is there such a bird as a white pheasant?\">Is there such a bird as a white pheasant?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-get-a-white-pheasant\/#Can_pheasants_be_white\" title=\"Can pheasants be white?\">Can pheasants be white?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-get-a-white-pheasant\/#Are_there_albino_pheasants\" title=\"Are there albino pheasants?\">Are there albino pheasants?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-get-a-white-pheasant\/#Is_albino_pheasant_rare\" title=\"Is albino pheasant rare?\">Is albino pheasant rare?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-get-a-white-pheasant\/#What_is_an_albino_pheasant\" title=\"What is an albino pheasant?\">What is an albino pheasant?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-get-a-white-pheasant\/#Are_albino_pheasants_rare\" title=\"Are albino pheasants rare?\">Are albino pheasants rare?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-get-a-white-pheasant\/#Are_white_pheasants_albino\" title=\"Are white pheasants albino?\">Are white pheasants albino?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_get_a_white_pheasant\"><\/span>Can you get a white pheasant?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The white pheasant is occasionally born as a mutation in the Ringneck breed. What we found out many years ago is that when white pheasants are selectively bred, they produce more white pheasants. These birds are bigger than the typical Ringneck and very tasty.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_rarest_pheasant_in_the_world\"><\/span>What is the rarest pheasant in the world?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Bornean peacock-pheasant<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_do_silver_pheasants_take_to_hatch\"><\/span>How long do silver pheasants take to hatch?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The normal incubation time of pheasant eggs is <b>23-25 days. Time will be affected by incubation temperature, genetics, and management.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_golden_pheasants_rare_in_UK\"><\/span>Are golden pheasants rare in UK?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Despite a declining population, the speed of the downward trend combined with a large range means the species is still listed as Least Concern. At present, <b>it sits on category C1E of the British list, as a naturalised introduced species the only country in the Western Palearctic where Golden Pheasant is &#8216;countable&#8217;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Further Read on:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/petanimalscare.com\/can-you-keep-golden-pheasants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Can you keep Golden Pheasants?<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_white_pheasants_rare\"><\/span>Are white pheasants rare?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While albino pheasants are known, <b>they are much rarer than the also white leucistic variety. Both conditions are caused by a genetic abnormality. The difference can be determined by observing the colour of the eyes leucistic birds have normal (black), while albinos have pink eyes.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_there_white_pheasants_in_the_UK\"><\/span>Are there white pheasants in the UK?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Birds of a white feather flock together: <b>albino pheasant sightings across the UK. We were surprised when an albino pheasant (Letters, 22 May) took up residence with our seven domestic chickens last year. They seemed to coexist happily for a few weeks, sharing the same food, although the pheasant roosted elsewhere.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_get_an_albino_pheasant\"><\/span>Can you get an albino pheasant?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s an albino pheasant, a fairly rare genetic mutation or phenotype whereby the body can&#8217;t make colour, he said. <b>It can occur in lots of animals including humans of course. Interestingly the male will keep its red wattles and you can sort of see that.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_shoots_have_white_pheasants\"><\/span>Why do shoots have white pheasants?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What are white pheasants? They are just ordinary pheasants that are albino but they serve two important purposes in the countryside. <b>They help gamekeepers find the other pheasants and shooting them often incurs a fine for the shooter, which raises large sums for charity.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_rarest_pheasant\"><\/span>What is the rarest pheasant?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Bornean peacock-pheasant<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_most_beautiful_pheasant_in_the_world\"><\/span>What is the most beautiful pheasant in the world?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While albino pheasants are known, <b>they are much rarer than the also white leucistic variety. Both conditions are caused by a genetic abnormality. The difference can be determined by observing the colour of the eyes leucistic birds have normal (black), while albinos have pink eyes.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_pheasant_birds_rare\"><\/span>Are pheasant birds rare?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Pheasants are one of the most threatened bird groups in the world, with <b>dozens classified as rare or endangered. As well as the species that have recently bred, it is also home to Siamese firebacks, Mikado pheasants, Himalayan monal pheasants, red junglefowl, Elliot&#8217;s pheasants among many more.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_do_silver_pheasant_eggs_take_to_hatch\"><\/span>How long do silver pheasant eggs take to hatch?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>25 days<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_do_baby_pheasants_stay_with_their_mother\"><\/span>How long do baby pheasants stay with their mother?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The chicks can feed themselves soon after hatching, but they will remain with their mother for <b>up to 80 days before becoming independent.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_temperature_do_pheasant_eggs_hatch_at\"><\/span>What temperature do pheasant eggs hatch at?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>99 degrees<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_there_golden_pheasants_in_the_UK\"><\/span>Are there golden pheasants in the UK?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Golden pheasants are confined to areas on introduction in England, Scotland and Wales. They are found in forestry plantations and dense woodland.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_the_golden_pheasant_rare\"><\/span>Is the golden pheasant rare?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>China; the species has also been introduced to the UK where it now numbers approximately 1,000 to 2,000 individuals. Due to its large range, the global population size has not been quantified. However, the species is described as <b>fairly common if suitable habitat is available<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_golden_pheasants_endangered\"><\/span>Are golden pheasants endangered?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Bornean peacock-pheasant<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_get_white_pheasants\"><\/span>Can you get white pheasants?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The white pheasant is occasionally born as a mutation in the Ringneck breed. What we found out many years ago is that when white pheasants are selectively bred, they produce more white pheasants. These birds are bigger than the typical Ringneck and very tasty.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_there_such_a_bird_as_a_white_pheasant\"><\/span>Is there such a bird as a white pheasant?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As far as I am aware, <b>there is no such bird as a white Pheasant. It is either a hybrid of some sort, or an albino. I believe you can also get something called Leucism, where the natural pigmants in the feathers are missing.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_pheasants_be_white\"><\/span>Can pheasants be white?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Your numerous letters (30 May) on white pheasants refer to them as albinos. While albino pheasants are known, they are much rarer than the also white leucistic variety. Both conditions are caused by a genetic abnormality.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_there_albino_pheasants\"><\/span>Are there albino pheasants?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You are unlikely to see many of these said Rufus Sage, head of lowland gamebird research at the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust. <b>It&#8217;s an albino pheasant, a fairly rare genetic mutation or phenotype whereby the body can&#8217;t make colour, he said. It can occur in lots of animals including humans of course.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_albino_pheasant_rare\"><\/span>Is albino pheasant rare?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>True albinos are rare in the wild they&#8217;re the result of a genetic mutation which stunts the production of melanin.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_an_albino_pheasant\"><\/span>What is an albino pheasant?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Crossoptilon crossoptilon. (Hodgson, 1838) The white eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon), also known as Dolan&#8217;s eared pheasant or Bee&#8217;s pheasant, is <b>a species of eared pheasant that get its name because its colouration is white and has the prominent ear tufts of the genus, not because it has white ears<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_albino_pheasants_rare\"><\/span>Are albino pheasants rare?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While albino pheasants are known, <b>they are much rarer than the also white leucistic variety. Both conditions are caused by a genetic abnormality. The difference can be determined by observing the colour of the eyes leucistic birds have normal (black), while albinos have pink eyes.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_white_pheasants_albino\"><\/span>Are white pheasants albino?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As far as I am aware, there is no such bird as a white Pheasant. <b>It is either a hybrid of some sort, or an albino<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Can you get a white pheasant?What is the rarest pheasant in the world?How long do silver pheasants take to hatch?Are golden pheasants rare in UK?Are white pheasants rare?Are there white pheasants in the UK?Can you get an albino pheasant?Why do shoots have white pheasants?What is the rarest pheasant?What is the most beautiful&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[619],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-animal"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77042"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77042"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77042\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":174890,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77042\/revisions\/174890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}