Green pheasant
Phasianus versicolor Vieillot, 1825
Status not recordedbirds
The green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 901.5 g to 1.19 kg and live up to 27 years.
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Quick facts about the green pheasant
- Weight
- 901.5 g – 1.19 kg
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 27 years
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- human_modified
- Egg incubation
- 24 days
- Young per litter or clutch
- 11
- Age at maturity
- 7.88 months
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrial
- Migration
- Sedentary
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the green pheasant live?
Not recorded
Is the green pheasant endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the green pheasant classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyPhasianidae
- genusPhasianus
- SpeciesPhasianus versicolor Vieillot, 1825
Other names and names in other languages (49)
- Japanese green pheasantEnglish
- تدرج أخضرArabic
- faisà verdCatalan
- bažant zelenýCzech
- ffesant werddWelsh
- Grøn FasanDanish
- BuntfasanGerman
- verda fazanoEsperanto
- Faisán verdeSpanish
- rohefaasanEstonian
- Faisai berdeBasque
- قرقاول سبزPersian
- viherfasaaniFinnish
- Faisan versicoloreFrench
- Piasún uaineIrish
- פסיון ירוקHebrew
- zeleni fazanCroatian
- Schiller-fácánHungarian
- JapansfashaniIcelandic
- Fagiano verdeItalian
- キジJapanese
- 일본꿩Korean
- žaliasis fazanasLithuanian
- zaļais fazānsLatvian
- Groene FazantDutch
- grønnfasanNorwegian
- bażant pstryPolish
- ہرا بن ککڑWestern Panjabi
- faisão-verdePortuguese
- Зелёный фазанRussian
- japonski fazanSlovenian
- зелени фазанSerbian
- grön fasanSwedish
- Yeşil sülünTurkish
- Японський фазанUkrainian
- Trĩ lụcVietnamese
- 綠雉Chinese
- تدرج أخضر يابانيArabic
- GrünfasanGerman
- faisán vulgar japonésSpanish
- פסיון מצוי (ירוק)Hebrew
- Fagiano versicoloreItalian
- キュウシュウキジJapanese
- 雉子Japanese
- Japoninis fazanasLithuanian
- Raibais fazānsLatvian
- Faisão-comum-japonêsPortuguese
- фазан японськийUkrainian
- 绿雉Chinese
Relatives of the green pheasant
Other species in the same genus Phasianus.
CompareGreen pheasant vs Common pheasantGreen pheasant vs Phasianus bulgaricusGreen pheasant vs Phasianus pucrasia
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the green pheasant?
An adult green pheasant weighs 901.5 g – 1.19 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
How long does the green pheasant live?
The green pheasant has a recorded lifespan of 27 years.
What kind of animal is the green pheasant?
The green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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