Phasianus colchicus
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Male's tail longer than the body, pointed and barred; more than half the bird's total length is tail
Male's head glossy bottle-green and purple with bare red facial skin and small raised ear tufts
Most males in Turkey show a white neck ring, though some individuals lack it
Female plain mottled buff-brown, but still with a long pointed tail, which separates her from partridges
Takes off with an explosive clatter of wings and a hoarse "korrk-kok" crow, then glides down
Male's loud hoarse two-note "korrk-kok" crow, immediately followed by a burst of wing whirring
