Green Pheasant
Phasianus versicolorVieillot, LJP, 1825
English (US) Green Pheasant
The Green Pheasant (Phasianus versicolor) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) in the order Galliformes.
- Scientific name
- Phasianus versicolor
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Green Pheasant
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1825
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Phasianus versicolor robustipes
- Phasianus versicolor tohkaidi
- Phasianus versicolor tanensis
- Phasianus versicolor versicolor
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1825
- Type locality
- Java, error = Japan.
- Original description
- La Galerie des Oiseaux du Cabinet d'Histoire Naturelle du Jardin du Roi (etc.) 2 p.23 pl.205
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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