Ring-necked pheasant Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife

In 1882 the Willamette Valley of Oregon was the site of the first successful introduction of ring-necked pheasants in the United States. Those birds were transported by sea directly from China by Judge Owen Denny. The transplanted birds found perfect habitat and soon populations burgeoned into the tens of thousands.

Ring-necked Pheasant

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Ring-necked pheasants not native to U.S. but have thrived as a game bird