| Phasianus Temporal range: Late Miocene-Recent,
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| Mongolian ringneck-type common pheasant (P. colchicus) cock | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Tribe: | Phasianini |
| Genus: | Phasianus Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Phasianus colchicus | |
| Species | |
The "typical" pheasant genus Phasianus in the family Phasianidae consists of two species. The genus name is Latin for pheasant.