| Green pheasant | |
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| Male in Japan | |
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| Female in Japan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Phasianus |
| Species: | P. versicolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Phasianus versicolor | |
| Synonyms | |
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Phasianus colchicus versicolor | |
The green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), also known as the Japanese green pheasant, is an omnivorous bird native to the Japanese archipelago, to which it is endemic.[1][3] Some taxonomic authorities consider it a subspecies of the common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus.[4] It is the national bird of Japan.[5]
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Phasianus versicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22732650A95047948. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22732650A95047948.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Phasianus versicolor (Vieillot, 1825)". ITIS. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
- ^ Brazil, Mark (2009). Birds of East Asia. Christopher Helm. pp. 40–41. ISBN 978-0-7136-7040-0.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
BoBwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Kokucho (The national bird)". japanlink.co.jp. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014. Declared national bird by a non-government body in 1947