Pheasants stamp catalogue

365 items

Pheasants are birds from the order of gallinaceous birds. We limit ourselves to the genera Phasianini, or the True pheasants. This includes the genera: Catreus, Chrysolophus, Crossoptilon. Lophura, Phasianus and Syrmaticus. More

Pheasants are birds from the order of gallinaceous birds (Galliformes). The concept of Pheasants has been subject to change. In addition to the true pheasants, the pheasant family (Phasianidae) in the broad sense also includes peacocks, chickens, francolins, quails, turkeys, partridges and grouse. In the older, outdated systematics, only the true pheasants, peacocks and chickens belonged to the pheasant family. New research was published in 2021. Based on molecular DNA, the relationship between the species appears to be quite different. The Pheasant subfamily (Phasianinae) currently consists of birds from the following genera: Lerwa, Ithaginis, Tragopan, Tetraophasis, Lophophorus, Pucrasia, Meleagris, Bonasa, Tetrastes, Centrocercus, Dendragapus, Tympanuchus, Lagopus, Falcipennis, Canachites, Tetrao, Lyrurus, Rhizothera, Perdix, Syrmaticus, Chrysolophus, Phasianus, Catreus, Crossoptilon and Lophura. In practice, this does not seem to work for us. That is why we at Lastdodo limit ourselves to the genera Phasianini, or the True pheasants. This includes the genera: Catreus, Chrysolophus, Crossoptilon. Lophura, Phasianus and Syrmaticus.
Pheasants are ground-dwelling birds that originally lived in Asia. Some species have been released as game animals throughout the 'civilized' world. They eat seeds, leaves, fruits, insects and other small animals. The pheasant is common in the Netherlands and Belgium. However, the species does not originally come from here. The species was introduced into Europe from Asia during the Roman period. Pheasants are still released for hunting purposes, after which they are shot en masse. This is now prohibited in the Netherlands. The popularity of the pheasant (from hunting) is a reason for the species to be frequently depicted on stamps.

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Oldest item

Wuhu-Local Edition-Pheasant (1895)