It is a Golden, rather worn & faded (age of mount?). It is true that Goldens are not native to Germany, but over the last two hundred years, many attempts have been made to establish many Galliforme species throughout the European mainland - some with success and some with not. There are known self-sustaining populations in the UK and at one time, small numbers breeding in France & Germany in the wild (Mullarney, K., Svensson, L., Zetterström, D., Grant, P.J. 1999. Birds of Europe. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.), (Madge, S., McGowan, P. 2002. Pheasants, Partridges, and Grouse. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.), (Johnsgard, P.A. 1999. The Pheasants of the World: Biology and Natural History. 2nd ed., Smithsonian Press, Washington D.C.). Goldens have been attempted to be introduced all over the world, including such areas as the Hawaiian Islands, New Zealand, & even parts of the US. It is possible that in some area of introductions & escapes that a few of these birds bred, but likely died out after a couple of generations.
It would be interesting to know the year the bird was shot to see if it coincides with the introduction attempts.
Dan
