Albino Ring-necked Pheasant? - South Downs Way, England (1 Viewer)

[BirdsOfEurope]

Hi everybody again, on my recent trip of the South Downs Way, I came across this white bird. It was about Pheasant size (a Ring-necked Pheasant). I concluded that this was an albino but looking closer on the photo, it had a red patch around its eye (not a ring). It's probably something exotic as the rich people keep pheasants and all of that kind.
If anybody could tell me what it was it would be greatly appreciated.

Have a nice day (or night if you're in Europe),
BoE

 

[THE_FERN]

Hmm. Suspect albino is a good call. I see pink in the face. Doesn't look like a "proper" white pheasant like silver pheasant

 

[Butty]

Presumably white version of common pheasant.

 

[BirdsOfEurope]

Just researched it and it seems to be a male White Alaskan Snow Pheasant. Again, this probably is a half-wild pheasant belonging to one of the rich families in the area.

 

[Butty]

White Alaskan Snow Pheasant

!!
I'm fascinated. Where did you get this name from?

 

[Butty]

OK, OK - I See it's googlable. Bizarre name. Anyway, it's a domestic form.