The definitive texts giving full accounts of the group and each species are:
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Delacour, J. (1977). The Pheasants of the World. 2nd Edition. Spur Publications, Hindhead , U.K. & World Pheasant Association, Reading, U.K. 395 pp. (ISBN 0 904558 37 1) |
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Del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Sargatal, J. (1994). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 2, New World Vultures to Guineafowl. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain. 638 pp. (ISBN 84 87334 15 6) |
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Johnsgard, P.A. (1999). The Pheasants of the World: Biology and Natural History. 2nd Edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., U.S.A. 398 pp. (ISBN 1 56098 839 8) |
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Madge, S. & McGowan, P. (2002). Pheasants, Partridges and Grouse: a guide to the pheasants, partridges, quails, grouse, guineafowl, buttonquails and sandgrouse of the world. Helm Identification Guides. Christopher Helm, London, U.K. 488 pp. (ISBN 0 7136 3966 0) |
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Hennache, A. & Ottaviani, M. (2005) Monographie des faisans, Volume 1. WPA France, Clères, France. (ISBN 2 9512467 1 4.) |
The World Pheasant Association and the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust offer a number of other relevant books for sale (WPA books are sold through Game Conservancy Limited's Sales Centre).
There are a large number of websites dedicated wholly or in part to pheasants: the PSG particularly recommends the following: