Table 1. Ethogram of agonistic interactions between male pheasants collected during the SG condition for the inference of social rank.
| Agonistic | |
| Chase | aggressor (winner) runs towards opponent and opponent flees (loser) |
| Threat | aggressor (winner) steps forwards and makes a sharp lunge towards opponent (loser), generally, the opponent flees. Similar to the start of a chase but aggressor does not continue to run |
| Contact | aggressor (winner) pecks opponent (loser) with the bill, usually directed at the head, or aggressor (winner) jumps at opponent feet first to direct spurs at opponent (loser) |
| Submissive | |
| Avoid | an individual (loser) rapidly changes trajectory while walking and is within 3 m of another individual (winner) that is not showing any apparent signs of aggression |