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Golden Pheasant

Chrysolophus pictus (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The golden pheasant, also known as the Chinese pheasant, and rainbow pheasant, is a gamebird of the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae (pheasants). The genus name is from Ancient Greek khrusolophos, "with golden crest", and pictus is Latin for "painted" from pingere, "to paint". Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Phasianidae
Genus:
   Chrysolophus
Scientific:
  Chrysolophus pictus


Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.158

Protonym:
  Phasianus pictus

Type locality:
  China.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/177/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  093AC1FC5140E629

Avibase ID:
  avibase-093AC1FC

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/093AC1FC


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176100

Geographic range:

  • Chrysolophus pictus: mountain slopes of central and southern China
English:
Golden Pheasant
Catalan:
Faisà daurat
Czech:
bažant zlatý
Danish:
Guldfasan
German:
Goldfasan
Spanish:
Faisán Dorado
Spanish (Spain):
Faisán Dorado
Finnish:
kultafasaani
French:
Faisan doré
Croatian:
Zlatni fazan
Hungarian:
aranyfácán
Icelandic:
Gullfasani
Italian:
Fagiano dorato
Japanese (romaji):
kinkei
Japanese:
キンケイ
Lithuanian:
Auksinis fazanas
Dutch:
Goudfazant
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gullfasan
Norwegian:
Gullfasan
Polish:
bażant złocisty
Portuguese:
Faisão-dourado
Portuguese (Portugal):
Faisão-dourado
Russian:
Золотой фазан
Slovak:
bažant zlatý
Serbian:
Zlatni fazan
Swedish:
guldfasan
Ukrainian:
Фазан золотий
Chinese:
红腹锦鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
紅腹錦雞


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Golden Pheasant ( Chrysolophus pictus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition):
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British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.):
Golden Pheasant ( Chrysolophus pictus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Faisan doré ( Chrysolophus pictus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Faisan doré ( Chrysolophus pictus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Golden Pheasant ( Chrysolophus pictus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Golden Pheasant ( Chrysolophus pictus) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Golden Pheasant ( Chrysolophus pictus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Chrysolophus pictus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Chrysolophus pictus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Chrysolophus pictus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Chrysolophus pictus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Goudfisant
Azerbaijani: qızıl qırqovul
Belarusian: Залаты бажан
Bulgarian: Златен фазан
Bengali: হ঳ানাচর ভথুযা
Bengali (transliteration): sōnāli mathurā
Breton: Fazan livet
Catalan: Faisà daurat
Czech: Bažant zlatý
Chuvash: ылтăн тĕслĕ фазан
Welsh: Ffesant euraid
Danish: Guldfasan
German: Goldfasan
Greek: Χρυσoφασιαvός, Χρυσός Φασιανός
English: Golden Pheasant
English, HBW: Golden Pheasant
English (IOC): Golden Pheasant
English (United States): Golden Pheasant
Esperanto: Ora fazano, Orfazano
Spanish: Faisán Dorado
Spanish (Spain): Faisán Dorado
Spanish (HBW): Faisán dorado
Estonian: kuldfaasan
Finnish: Kultafasaani
French: Faisan doré
Frisian: Goudfazant
Irish: Piasún órga
Galician: Faisán dourado
Manx: Kellagh keylley airhey
Hebrew: פסיון זהוב
Croatian: Zlatni fazan
Hungarian: Arany fácán, aranyfácán
Icelandic: Gullfasani
Italian: Fagiano dorato
Japanese (romaji): kinkei
Japanese: キンケイ
Kara-Kalpak: алтын сымақ қырғаўыл
Kabardian: дыщэ мэзджэд, мэзджэдщхьэтумэ
Mongolian, Halh: ногоон гургуул
Kazakh: алтын қырғауыл, алтын түстес қырғауыл
North Karelian: kultafasani
Kirghiz: алтынсары кыргоол
Scientific: Chrysolophus pictus, Chrysolophus pictus pictus, Phasianus pictus
Luxembourgish: Goldfasan
Lithuanian: Auksinis fazanas
Latvian: zelta fazāns
Macedonian: Златен фазан
Mongolian: ногоон гургуул
Dutch: Goudfazant
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gullfasan
Norwegian: Gullfasan
Polish: bazant zlocisty, bażant złocisty, Bażant złotocisty
Portuguese: Faisão-dourado
Portuguese (Portugal): Faisão-dourado
Rhaeto-Romance: Fasan d’aur
Romanian: Fazan auriu
Russian: золотистый фазан, Золотой фазан
Yakut: алтан фазан
Northern Sami: Gollefasána
Slovak: Bažant zlatý
Slovenian: zlati fazan
Albanian: Fazani i artë
Serbian: Zlatni fazan
Swedish: Guldfasan
Turkish: Altın Sülün
Tatar: алтын кыргавыл
Udmurt: зарни фазан
Ukrainian: Фазан золотий
Uzbek: олтин қирғовул, тилласимон қирғовул
Kalmyk: алтн һурһул
Chinese: 红腹锦鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 紅腹錦雞

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