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Golden Pheasant

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The golden pheasant, also known as the Chinese pheasant and rainbow pheasant, is a gamebird of the order Galliformes and family Phasianidae, native to forests in mountainous areas of western China. Carl Linnaeus formally described the species in 1758, initially naming it Phasianus pictus, before it was placed in the genus Chrysolophus. The adult male measures about 100 centimeters, two thirds of it tail, and displays a golden crest and rump, a bright red body, and an orange cape on the back that spreads during display; the hen measures 60 to 80 centimeters with duller mottled brown plumage similar to but darker and more slender than the female common pheasant. Feral populations have become established across Europe, North America, South America, and Oceania.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Chrysolophus pictus 5
Conservation Status
Least Concern 5
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Galliformes, Taxa
Source Golden Pheasant (Wikidata)
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Argentina

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Austria

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Belgium

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China

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Colombia

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Czechia

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Denmark

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Ecuador

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France

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Mauritius

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Netherlands

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Norway

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Poland

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South Africa

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South Asia

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Ukraine

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United Kingdom

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United States

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
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3. Golden Pheasant (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    Wikidata Q335113: least concern (P141).
  • Child Taxon Of: Galliformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Chrysolophus pictus
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 7302
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 7302
"rank":"SPECIES","name_status":"A","updated_at":"2022-06-27T10:39:08.430Z","active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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5. Wikipedia: Golden pheasant
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q335113 (P225 taxon name)
  • Wikidata Q335113 (P141 conservation status)
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