Green pheasant: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the green pheasant lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Phasianus versicolor
Group	Pheasants, grouse & game birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America
Mass	1.15 kg (male organism, adult weight); 830 g (female organism, adult weight)
Diet (main food)	insect, grain, worm, plant
Class	Bird
Order	Galliformes
Family	Phasianidae

Where does the green pheasant live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the green pheasant in 3 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America. In France it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

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 green pheasant?

Wikidata records the following for the green pheasant: mass 1.15 kg (male organism, adult weight); 830 g (female organism, adult weight).

What does a green pheasant eat?

Wikidata lists the main food source of the green pheasant as: insect, grain, worm, plant.

Is the green pheasant endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the green pheasant?

The green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor) is a bird in the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae, genus Phasianus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the green pheasant

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Green pheasant (revision 1375448441), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q425900 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).