Green Pheasant Phasianus versicolor Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Subspecies (3)
Wich'yanan Limparungpatthanakij and Peter Pyle
Version: 1.0 — Published October 25, 2022
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | faisà verd |
| Chinese (SIM) | 绿雉 |
| Czech | bažant zelený |
| Danish | Grøn Fasan |
| English | Green Pheasant |
| English (United Arab Emirates) | Green Pheasant |
| English (United States) | Green Pheasant |
| French | Faisan versicolore |
| French (France) | Faisan versicolore |
| German | Buntfasan |
| Greek | Ιαπωνικός Φασιανός |
| Hebrew | פסיון יפני |
| Italian | Fagiano verde |
| Japanese | キジ |
| Norwegian | grønnfasan |
| Polish | bażant pstry |
| Serbian | Zeleni fazan |
| Slovak | bažant zelený |
| Slovenian | Japonski fazan |
| Spanish | Faisán Verde |
| Spanish (Spain) | Faisán verde |
| Swedish | grön fasan |
| Turkish | Yeşil Sülün |
| Ukrainian | Фазан японський |
Revision Notes
Wich'yanan Limparungpatthanakij revised the account and standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Shawn M. Billerman contributed to the Systematics page. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Leo Gilman copy edited the account.
Phasianus versicolor Vieillot, 1825
PROTONYM:
Phasianus versicolor
Vieillot, 1825. La Galerie des Oiseaux du Cabinet d'Histoire Naturelle du Jardin du Roi (etc.) 2, p.23 pl.205.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Java, error = Japan.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PHASIANUS
- phasianus
- versicolor
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Green Pheasant
