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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 . The genus name is from Ancient Greek khrusolophos , "with golden crest", and pictus is Latin for "painted" from pingere , "to paint".
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Chinese pheasant can refer to any pheasant species originally native to China. Usually it means either: Common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) which including the ring-necked pheasants. This usage is most common in the United States where the bird is widely naturalized. Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus).
Chrysolophus is a genus of the pheasant family of birds. The genus name is from Ancient Greek khrusolophos, "with golden crest". [1] These are species which have spectacularly plumaged males. The golden pheasant is native to western China, and Lady Amherst's pheasant to Tibet and westernmost China, but both have
Reeves's pheasant, Syrmaticus reevesii (E) Elliot's pheasant, Syrmaticus ellioti (E) Hume's pheasant, Syrmaticus humiae; Golden pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus (E) Lady Amherst's pheasant, Chrysolophus amherstiae; Ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus; Tibetan eared-pheasant, Crossoptilon harmani; White eared-pheasant, Crossoptilon ...
Fenghuang are mythological birds featuring in traditions throughout the Sinosphere. Fenghuang are understood to reign over all other birds: males and females were originally termed feng and huang respectively, but a gender distinction is typically no longer made, and fenghuang are generally considered a feminine entity to be paired with the traditionally masculine Chinese dragon.
Elliot's pheasant, Syrmaticus ellioti; Hume's pheasant, Syrmaticus humiae; Golden pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus; Lady Amherst's pheasant, Chrysolophus amherstiae; Ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus; Tibetan eared-pheasant, Crossoptilon harmani; White eared-pheasant, Crossoptilon crossoptilon; Brown eared-pheasant, Crossoptilon mantchuricum