Golden pheasant: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the golden pheasant lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Chrysolophus pictus
Group	Pheasants, grouse & game birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Mass	725 g (male organism, adult weight); 525 g (female organism, adult weight); 26.7 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Galliformes
Family	Phasianidae

Where does the golden pheasant live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the golden pheasant in 2 countries and territories across Asia and Europe. Wikidata lists it as endemic to People's Republic of China. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, People's Republic of China.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a golden pheasant?

Wikidata records the following for the golden pheasant: mass 725 g (male organism, adult weight); 525 g (female organism, adult weight); 26.7 g (birth weight).

Is the golden pheasant endangered?

The golden pheasant’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the golden pheasant?

The golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) is a bird in the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae, genus Chrysolophus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the golden pheasant

The golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus), also known as the Chinese pheasant, and rainbow pheasant, is a gamebird of the order Galliformes (gallinaceous birds) and the family Phasianidae (pheasants). The genus name is from Ancient Greek khrusolophos, "with golden crest", and pictus is Latin for "painted" from pingere, "to paint".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Golden pheasant (revision 1361657883), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q335113 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).