The common pheasant is a bird in the pheasant family (Phasianidae). The genus name comes from Latin phasianus, "pheasant". The species name colchicus is Latin for "of Colchis", a country on the Black Sea where pheasants became known to Europeans. Although Phasianus was previously thought to be closely related to the genus Gallus, the genus of junglefowl and domesticated chickens, recent studies show that they are in different subfamilies, having diverged over 20 million years ago. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Linnaeus, C 1758
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.158
Protonym:
Phasianus colchicus
Type locality:
Africa, Asia = Rion [formerly Phasis].
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/177/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
2FA39DCD42F80BC9
Avibase ID:
avibase-2FA39DCD
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/2FA39DCD
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175905
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Faisan de Colchide ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Faisan de Colchide ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Ring-necked Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Ring-necked Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Ring-necked Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Ring-necked Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Ring-necked Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Ring-necked Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Ring-necked Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Ring-necked Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Ring-necked Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Ring-necked Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Ring-necked Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Ring-necked Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Ring-necked Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Ring-necked Pheasant (Ring-necked) ( Phasianus colchicus [colcichus Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Ring-necked Pheasant (Ring-necked) ( Phasianus colchicus [colchicus Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Ring-necked Pheasant (Ring-necked) ( Phasianus colchicus [colchicus Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Ring-necked Pheasant (Ring-necked) ( Phasianus colchicus [colchicus Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Ring-necked Pheasant (Ring-necked) ( Phasianus colchicus [colchicus Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Ring-necked Pheasant (Ring-necked) ( Phasianus colchicus [colchicus Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Ring-necked Pheasant (Ring-necked) ( Phasianus colchicus [colchicus Group]) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2018: Ring-necked Pheasant (Ring-necked) ( Phasianus colchicus [colchicus Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Ring-necked Pheasant (Ring-necked) ( Phasianus colchicus [colchicus Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Ring-necked Pheasant (Ring-necked) ( Phasianus colchicus [colchicus Group]) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2023: Ring-necked Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Ring-necked Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Ring-necked Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) [version 1] |
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Oriental Bird Club: Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Phasianus colchicus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Phasianus colchicus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Phasianus [colchicus or versicolor]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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