Is it safe to cook pheasant medium?

Question

Am I right in thinking it's safe to cook pheasant breast medium so its a little pink?

If so why is this different from chicken?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 23 '13 at 22:04

According to Canada's Safe internal cooking temperatures article, game birds including pheasant should be cooked to an internal temperature as follows:

These temperatures will be decidedly not pink (except possibly around the bones), but will maximize the safety of eating game.

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