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Green Pheasant

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Green Pheasant

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Also known as Phasianus versicolor

species of bird

Species

Least Concern

Green Pheasant

species

Observations2,134

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Mass
830
Image
Phasianus versicolor female.JPG
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taxon name
Phasianus versicolor
Commons category
Phasianus versicolor
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Phasianus versicolor
taxon common name
japonski fazan
egg incubation period
25
litter size
8
short name
P. versicolor
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The green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), also known as the Japanese green pheasant or Kiji, is an omnivorous bird native to the Japanese archipelago, to which it is endemic. Some taxonomic authorities consider it a subspecies of the common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus. It is the national bird of Japan.

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