Phasianus versicolor (Green Pheasant)

Green Pheasant

Phasianus versicolor Vieillot, LJP 1825

The green pheasant, also known as the Japanese green pheasant, is an omnivorous bird native to the Japanese archipelago, to which it is endemic. Some taxonomic authorities consider it a subspecies of the common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus. It is the national bird of Japan. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Phasianidae
Genus:
   Phasianus
Scientific:
  Phasianus versicolor

Original description

Citation:
Vieillot, LJP 1825

Reference:
Galerie des Oiseaux 2 p.23 pl.205

Protonym:
Phasianus versicolor

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58759570

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
22C500C0224D53F5

Avibase ID:
avibase-22C500C0

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/22C500C0

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175906

Geographic range:

Phasianus versicolor [versicolor or tohkaidi]: Japan (sw Honshu and Kyushu). Pheasants of the polytypic group Ring-necked Pheasant (Green) Phasianus colchicus [versicolor Group] now are widely introduced around the world, including across Europe, on the Hawaiian Islands, and in North America
Phasianus versicolor robustipes: Japan (nw Honshu and Sado I.)
Phasianus versicolor tanensis: Japan (central Honshu) and Izu Islands

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Green Pheasant
Catalan:
faisà verd
Czech:
bažant zelený
Danish:
Grøn Fasan
German:
Buntfasan
Spanish:
Faisán verde
Finnish:
viherfasaani
French:
Faisan versicolore
Croatian:
zeleni fazan
Hungarian:
Schiller-fácán
Italian:
Fagiano versicolore
Japanese (romaji):
kiji
Japanese:
キジ
Lithuanian:
žaliasis fazanas
Dutch:
Groene Fazant
Norwegian:
Grønnfasan
Polish:
bażant pstry
Portuguese:
Faisão-verde
Russian:
Зелёный фазан
Slovak:
bažant zelený
Swedish:
grön fasan
Ukrainian:
Фазан японський
Chinese:
绿雉
Chinese (Traditional):
綠雉

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Faisan versicolore ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Faisan versicolore ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50: Ring-necked Pheasant (Green) ( Phasianus colchicus [versicolor Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52: Ring-necked Pheasant (Green) ( Phasianus colchicus [versicolor Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53: Ring-necked Pheasant (Green) ( Phasianus colchicus [versicolor Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: Ring-necked Pheasant (Green) ( Phasianus colchicus [versicolor Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55: Ring-necked Pheasant (Green) ( Phasianus colchicus [versicolor Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2015: Ring-necked Pheasant (Green) ( Phasianus colchicus [versicolor Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Ring-necked Pheasant (Green) ( Phasianus colchicus [versicolor Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Ring-necked Pheasant (Green) ( Phasianus colchicus [versicolor Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Ring-necked Pheasant (Green) ( Phasianus colchicus [versicolor Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Ring-necked Pheasant (Green) ( Phasianus colchicus [versicolor Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Ring-necked Pheasant (Green) ( Phasianus colchicus [versicolor Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Phasianus versicolor [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Phasianus versicolor [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Phasianus [colchicus or versicolor] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

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Other related concepts

Phasianus versicolor x Syrmaticus soemmerringii (hybrid)
Phasianus versicolor x Syrmaticus reevesii (hybrid)
Chrysolophus pictus x Phasianus versicolor (hybrid)
Chrysolophus amherstiae x Phasianus versicolor (hybrid)
Gallus gallus x Phasianus versicolor (hybrid)
Lophura leucomelanos x Phasianus versicolor (hybrid)
Lophura leucomelanos lathami x Phasianus versicolor (hybrid)
Lophura nycthemera x Phasianus versicolor (hybrid)
Lophura nycthemera lineata x Phasianus versicolor (hybrid)
Lophura swinhoii x Phasianus versicolor (hybrid)
Phasianus [colchicus x versicolor] (hybrid)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Groenfisant
Asturian: Faisán de la Cólquide [triba versicolor]
Azerbaijani: Adi qırqovul [versicolor qrupu], Yapon qırqovulu
Bashkir: йәшел ҡырғауыл
Belarusian: Зялёны бажан
Bulgarian: Колхидски фазан [Група versicolor], Японски фазан
Catalan: Faisà comú [grup versicolor], Faisà verd
Montenegrin: zeleni fazan, зелени фазан
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): зелени фазан
Czech: bažant obecný [skupina versicolor], Bažant zelený
Welsh: Ffesant werdd
Danish: Fasan (Japansk), Grøn Fasan
German: Buntfasan, Jagdfasan [versicolor Gruppe], Jagdfasan [versicolor-Gruppe], Schillerfasan
Greek: Πρασιvoφασιαvός, Φασιανός [versicolor ομάδα], Φασιανός [versicolor]
English: Green Pheasant, Japanese Green Pheasant, Japanese Pheasant, Ring-necked Pheasant (Green)
English (United Kingdom): Common Pheasant (Green)
English, HBW: Green Pheasant
English (IOC): Green Pheasant
English (UAE): Common Pheasant (Green)
English (United States): Ring-necked Pheasant (Green)
Esperanto: Verda fazano
Spanish: Faisán de Collar (grupo versicolor), Faisán Verde, Faisán Vulgar (Japón)
Spanish (Argentine): Faisán Común [grupo versicolor]
Spanish (Chile): Faisán de collar [grupo versicolor]
Spanish (Cuba): Faisán de collar [grupo versicolor]
Spanish (Spain): Faisán vulgar (Japón), Faisán Vulgar [versicolor Group]
Spanish (HBW): Ring-necked Pheasant (Green)
Spanish (Mexico): Faisán de Collar (grupo versicolor)
Estonian: rohefaasan
Basque: Faisai arrunta (versicolor taldekoa), Faisai berde
Persian: قرقاول [versicolor Group]
Finnish: fasaani [alalaji versicolor], Viherfasaani
French: Faisan de Colchide (versicolore), Faisan de Colchide [versicolor], Faisan versicolore
Frisian: Griene fazant
Irish: Piasún uaine
Galician: Faisán común [grupo versicolor], Faisán verde
Hebrew: פסיון מצוי (ירוק)
Croatian: zeleni fazan
Hungarian: Schiller-fácán, Zöld fácán
Armenian: Անդրկովկասյան փասիան [versicolor խումբ]
Icelandic: Fashani [versicolor hópur], Japansfasani
Italian: Fagiano verde, Fagiano versicolore
Japanese (romaji): kigishi, kigisu, kiji, kouraikiji (versicolor guru-pu), nihon kiji
Japanese: キギシ, キギス, キジ, キジ (versicolor グループ), キジ（亜種キジ）, コウライキジ (versicolor グループ), ニホンキジ
Japanese (Kanji): 日本雉, 雉, 雉子
Kabardian: мэзджэдкъуэлэн
Mongolian, Halh: хар гургуул
North Karelian: vihriefasani
Kirghiz: жашыл кыргоол
Scientific: Phasianus colchicus [versicolor Group], Phasianus colchicus versicolor, Phasianus versicolor, Phasianus versicolor versicolor
Lithuanian: Medžiojamasis fazanas [versicolor grupė], Žaliasis fazanas
Latvian: zaļais fazāns
Macedonian: Зелен фазан
Mongolian: хар гургуул
Maltese: faġan aħdar
Dutch: Bosfazant (versicolor groep), Fazant (versicolor groep), Groene Fazant
Norwegian: fasan (versicolor gr.), Grønnfasan
Polish: bażant [gr. versicolor], bazant pstry, bażant pstry
Pinyin: lǜ zhì
Portuguese: Faisão-verde, Faisão-versicolor
Portuguese (Portugal): Faisão [grupo versicolor], faisão-de-colar [grupo versicolor]
Rhaeto-Romance: Fasan giagl
Romanian: Fazan verde
Russian: Зелёный фазан, Фазан [группа versicolor], Японсий Фазан, Японский фазан
Northern Sami: Ruonáfasána
Slovak: bažant zelený, bažant zelený (skup.)
Slovenian: Fazan [versicolor], Zeleni fazan
Serbian: Fazan [versicolor grupa], Fazan [zeleni - versicolor grupa], Zeleni fazan
Swedish: Grön fasan
Turkish: Sülün [versicolor grubu], yeşil sülün
Tatar: яшел кыргавыл
Udmurt: вож фазан
Ukrainian: Фазан японський
Uzbek: яшил қирғовул
Kalmyk: ноһан һурһул
Chinese: 绿雉
Chinese (Traditional): 環頸雉(versicolor群), 環頸雉(綠雉), 綠雉