Green pheasant
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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]
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Green pheasant | |
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Male in Japan | |
Female in Japan | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Genus: | Phasianus |
Species: | P. versicolor |
Binomial name | |
Phasianus versicolor | |
Synonyms | |
Phasianus colchicus versicolor |
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