I'm not asking anything lol. That's why I said it's a rhetorical question. I'm just elaborating on my previous statement.
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Marco is highly likely to be the pheasant.
Fighting Kaido (alongside the Momotaro bunch) is the role he has to play here.
In the Chinese New Year colour spread Oda had Marco as the rooster. A rooster is just a male pheasant.
It also just fits when looking at Luffy, Yamao and Marco. 3 individuals of similar strength representing sea, land and sky to challenge Kaido's legend.