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
Citation:
Vieillot, LJP 1825
Reference:
Galerie des Oiseaux
2 p.23 pl.205
Protonym:
Phasianus versicolor
Type locality:
Java, error = Japan.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58759570
Avibase ID:
22C500C0224D53F5
Avibase ID:
avibase-22C500C0
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/22C500C0
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175906
Geographic range:
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. 2024 (Oct 2024): 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 v7 (Dec 2022): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): 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, version 2024: 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] |
eBird version 2024: 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 3.1: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1] |
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] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Green Pheasant ( Phasianus versicolor) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: 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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Other synonyms
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