Birds of America
By John James Audubon, F. R. SS. L. & E.
State Birds
Ringed-Necked Pheasant
The South Dakota state bird, the Ringed-necked Pheasant, is a bird that
was imported to America from Asia, and therefore has no place in Audubon's
Birds of America, which is comprised exclusively of wild birds native to North
America.
The Editor
portions copyright © Richard R. Buonanno, 1995